Effect of γ-dose rate on crystallinity and morphological changes of γ-sterilized biomedical polypropylene

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-277

  Alariqi, Sameh A S ^a   Kumar, A Pratheep ^b   Rao, B S M ^c   Singh, R P ^b  

^a TAIZ UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Dose rate; Gamma radiation; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

ATOMIC FORCES; CHAIN SCISSIONS; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLINITY CHANGES; DOSE RATE; GAMMA RADIATION; IN PHASES; IRRADIATION DOSES; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; WIDE ANGLES; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 58149159579     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.10.027     Document Type: Article

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