Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene - Evidence for a three-phase morphology

Polymer

Volumn 49, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 3111-3115

  Barron, D ^a   Birkinshaw, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Phase composition; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE COMPOSITION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLINITY; INTERFACIAL PHASE; MASS FRACTION; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

POLYETHYLENES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 45049084002     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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