Effect of γ irradiation on poly(vinyl alcohol) and bacterial cellulose composites used as packaging materials

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 200-204

  Stoica Guzun, Anicuta ^a   Stroescu, Marta ^a   Jipa, Iuliana ^a   Dobre, Loredana ^a   Zaharescu, Traian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b Electrical Engineering Co   (Romania)

Author keywords

Bacterial cellulose; Degradation; Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLULOSE; IRRADIATION EFFECT; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYMERIC COMPOSITES; SWELLING BEHAVIOR; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

BORON CARBIDE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; PACKAGING MATERIALS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DRY WEIGHT; FIBER; FILM; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING MATERIAL; RADIATION DOSE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIA; CELLULOSE FIBERS; COMPOSITES; FIBRILS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; RADIATION; SWELLING;

EID: 84874332371     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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