Titanium Dioxide Particle-induced Alkaline Degradation of Poly(ethylene Terephthalate): Application to Medical Textiles

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 728-736

  Rahman, Mashiur ^a   East, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; ETHYLENE; HYDROLYSIS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OXIDES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE DEFECTS; TENACITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM METALLURGY;

ALKALINE DEGRADATION; BREAKING LOAD; HYDROXYL ION; INDUCED DEGRADATION; MEDICAL TEXTILES; SURFACE PITTING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES; TREATMENT TIME;

TITANIUM METALLOGRAPHY;

DEGRADATION; FIBER; HYDROLYSIS; MEDICAL TEXTILE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 65549118450     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507081916     Document Type: Article

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