Characterization of PE-g-HEMA films prepared by gamma irradiation through nuclear microprobe techniques

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1319-1323

  Ferreira, L M ^a   Leal, J P ^a,b   Rodrigues, P A ^a   Alves, L C ^a,c   Falcao A N ^a   Gil, M H ^d  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO DE FÍSICA NUCLEAR DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gamma radiation; Graft copolymers; IBA; Polymers for bioapplications

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; COPOLYMERIZATION REACTIONS; CYTOTOXIC; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GRAFTING DEGREE; GRAFTING YIELD; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; IBA; NATURAL CONTAMINANTS; NUCLEAR MICROPROBES; POLYMERS FOR BIOAPPLICATIONS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DATA; TOXICOLOGICAL HAZARDS;

COBALT; CONTAMINATION; GAMMA RAYS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IMPURITIES;

FILM PREPARATION;

COBALT 60; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROSS LINKING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION; MICROANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84863315137     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.01.045     Document Type: Article

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