Modifying the MRI, elastic stiffness and electrical properties of polyvinyl alcohol cryogel using irradiation

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 263, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 239-244

  Goharian, Mehran ^a   Moran, Gerald R ^a,b,c   Wilson, Kyle ^c   Seymour, Colin ^a   Jegatheesan, Aravinthan ^a   Hill, Michael ^a   Thompson, R Terry ^b,c   Campbell, Gordon ^c,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Irradiation; MRI relaxation times; PVA C

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PERMITTIVITY; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

CRYOGELS; ELASTIC STIFFNESS; INDENTATION MEASUREMENTS; RELAXATION TIMES; THAW CYCLES;

CRYOGENICS;

EID: 34648836877     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.04.111     Document Type: Article

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