Studies on electron-beam irradiation and plastic deformation of medical-grade ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 514-521

  Czaja, Krystyna ^a   Sudoł, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OPOLE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Degradation; Electron beam irradiation; Oxidation; Plastic deformation; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

[CARBONYL; CRYSTALLINITIES; ELECTRON-BEAM IRRADIATION; ELECTRON-BEAM IRRADIATIONS; MECHANICAL STRESS; POLYMER STRUCTURE; RADIATION-INDUCED DEGRADATION; SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS; UHMW-PE; VINYL GROUP;

DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; ESTERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; IRRADIATION; KETONES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POLYETHYLENES; STRESSES; THERMOPLASTICS;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ESTER DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL GROUP; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PERESTER DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; MECHANICAL STRESS; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650821983     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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