| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1683425 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The role of dioctyl phthalate, DOP, added as a radiation stabilizer (mobilizer) to a commercial, medical grade polypropylene has been examined by FTIR and XPS analyses. It was found that the DOP degraded during γ-irradiation to a sterilization dose under vacuum at 298 K and that the degradation products, which included a variety of oxygenated and aromatic compounds, diffused to the polymer surface.
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Authors
Mohammad Fuzail, David J.T. Hill, Jamil Anwar, M. Shah Jahan, Llewellyn Rintoul,