Effect of electron-beam and gamma-irradiation on physicochemical and mechanical properties of polypropylene syringes as a function of irradiation dose: Study under vacuum

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1147-1155

  Fintzou, Athanasia T ^a   Kontominas, Michael G ^a   Badeka, Anastasia V ^a   Stahl, Mario R ^b   Riganakos, Kyriakos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Color; Electron beam irradiation; Gamma irradiation; Mechanical properties; Physicochemical properties; PP syringes; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYPROPYLENES; SYRINGES; VACUUM;

ELECTRON-BEAM IRRADIATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PP SYRINGES;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ENTHALPY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICS; MELTING POINT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; SYRINGE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VACUUM;

EID: 34247542116     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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