Degradation behavior of poly (l-lactide-co-glycolide) films through gamma-ray irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 846-850

  Jo, Sun Young ^a   Park, Jong Seok ^a   Gwon, Hui Jeong ^a   Shin, Young Min ^a   Khil, Myung Seob ^b   Nho, Young Chang ^a   Lim, Youn Mook ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chain scission; Degradation; Gamma ray; PLGA

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; CHAIN SCISSION; CROSS LINKING AGENTS; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; DOSE RATE; GAMMA-RAY IRRADIATION; GAMMA-RAY IRRADIATION DOSE; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; IRRADIATED FILMS; IRRADIATION DOSE; MAIN CHAINS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLGA; SOLVENT CASTING METHOD;

CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; PLASTIC FILMS; RADIATION;

GAMMA RAYS;

POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTACT ANGLE; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WETTABILITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 84861664050     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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