Surface free energy of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene modified by electron and gamma irradiation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 255, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 7786-7790

  Abdul Kader, A M ^a   Turos, A ^b,c   Radwan, R M ^d   Kelany, A M ^a  

^a Helwan University   (Egypt)

^b ukasiewicz Research Network Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics   (Poland)

^c SOLTAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES   (Poland)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Irradiation; Polymers; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTACT ANGLE; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; WETTING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA-RAY IRRADIATION; HYDROPHILIC GROUPS; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; IRRADIATION DOSE; POLYMER SURFACES; SURFACE FREE ENERGY;

FREE ENERGY;

EID: 67349157171     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.04.176     Document Type: Article

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