Gamma irradiation of silicones

Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-221

  Palsule, Aniruddha S ^a   Clarson, Stephen J ^a   Widenhouse, Christopher W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b ETHICON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma irradiation; Gamma sterilization; PDMS; Polysiloxanes; Silicones

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949109297     PISSN: 15741443     EISSN: 15741451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10904-008-9205-0     Document Type: Review

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