The role of hydroperoxides as a precursor in the radiation-induced graft polymerization of methyl methacrylate to ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 718-724

  Enomoto, Ichiro ^a,b   Katsumura, Yosuke ^b,c   Kudo, Hisaaki ^b   Sekiguchi, Masayuki ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Graft polymerization; Hydroperoxides; Methyl methacrylate; Oxidation; Radiation; Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL GROUPS; DEPTH PROFILE; END OF IRRADIATIONS; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING YIELD; HYDROPEROXIDES; MAXIMUM VALUES; METHYL METHACRYLATE; METHYL METHACRYLATES; RADIATION INDUCED GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; RADIATION-INDUCED POLYMERIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TIME; UHMW-PE;

ESTERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION; RADIATION; THERMOPLASTICS;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; COBALT 60; HYDROPEROXIDE; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION TIME; STORAGE TIME; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TIME;

EID: 77049092220     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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