Formation of crosslinked PTFE by radiation-induced solid-state polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene at low temperatures

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-408

  Ikeda, Shigetoshi ^a   Tabata, Yoneho ^a   Suzuki, Hideto ^b   Miyoshi, Toshikazu ^c   Katsumura, Yousuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b RAYTECH Corporation   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

19F NMR; Crosslinked PTFE; Gamma rays; Low temperature; Polymerization; Radiation; Solid state; TFE

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MAGIC ANGLE SPINNING; SOLID-STATE POLYMERIZATION; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE MONOMER;

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

POLITEF; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MELTING POINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; RADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID STATE;

EID: 39149126367     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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