Morphology of polytetrafluoroethylene before and after irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 256-263

  Khatipov, Sergei A ^a   Serov, Sergei A ^a   Sadovskaya, Nataliya V ^a   Konova, Elena M ^a  

^a KARPOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Fibrils; Morphology; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Radiation modification; Scanning electron microscopy; Spherulites

Indexed keywords

CHAIN SCISSION; CRYSTAL PHASE; DENSE REGION; FIBRILS; IRREGULAR SHAPE; RADIATION MODIFICATION; RADIATION-INDUCED; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SPHERULITES; SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

IRRADIATION; MELTING POINT; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMERS; RADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GAMMA RADIATION; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84155186291     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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