Crystalline character and microhardness of gamma-irradiated and thermally treated UHMWPE

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46 B, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 521-531

  Lednicky F ^a   Slouf M ^a   Kratochvil J ^a   Baldrian, J ^a   Novotna D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Gamma irradiation; Irradiation; Thermal treatment; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE); Vickers microhardness

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; RADIATION DOSE RATE; TOTAL RADIATION DOSE; YIELD POINT PARAMETERS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; MELTING POINT; MICROHARDNESS; VICKERS HARDNESS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 34247399557     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340701257778     Document Type: Article

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