High-energy radiation and polymers: A review of commercial processes and emerging applications

RL Clough - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 2001 - Elsevier
Ionizing radiation has been found to be widely applicable in modifying the structure and
properties of polymers, and can be used to tailor the performance of either bulk materials or …

Preparation and applications of ion exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of polar monomers onto non-polar films

MM Nasef, ESA Hegazy - Progress in Polymer Science, 2004 - Elsevier
The preparation of various types of ion exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft
copolymerization of polar and functional monomers onto non-polar polymeric films and …

Immobilization of laccase onto spacer-arm attached non-porous poly (GMA/EGDMA) beads: application for textile dye degradation

MY Arıca, B Altıntas, G Bayramoğlu - Bioresource Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Non-porous poly (glycidyl methacrylate/ethyleneglycol dimetacrylate)(poly (GMA/EGDMA))
beads were prepared by suspension polymerization. The enzyme (ie laccase) was …

Modification of mechanical and thermal property of chitosan–starch blend films

MO Tuhin, N Rahman, ME Haque, RA Khan… - Radiation Physics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Chitosan–starch blend films (thickness 0.2 mm) of different composition were prepared by
casting and their mechanical properties were studied. To improve the properties of chitosan …

Study on chemical, UV and gamma radiation-induced grafting of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate onto chitosan

MH Casimiro, ML Botelho, JP Leal, MH Gil - Radiation Physics and …, 2005 - Elsevier
In the present study, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate has been grafted onto chitosan by using
either chemical initiation, or photo-induction or gamma radiation-induced polymerisation, all …

Ethylenimine in the synthetic routes of a new silylating agent: chelating ability of nitrogen and sulfur donor atoms after anchoring onto the surface of silica gel

LNH Arakaki, C Airoldi - Polyhedron, 2000 - Elsevier
Using a heterogeneous route, the precursor silylating agent 3-
mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (mts) was first grafted onto silica gel and then condensed to …

Modification of LDPE molecular structure by gamma irradiation for bioapplications

LM Ferreira, AN Falcão, MH Gil - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2005 - Elsevier
The surface properties of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) can be modified by the grafting of
2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA). This was done aiming at the production of new …

Synthesis of polyolefin block and graft copolymers

MAJ SCHELLEKENS… - Journal of Macromolecular …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the commercial success of polyolefins, the lack of reactive groups has limited many
of their end uses, particularly when the interaction with other material is important. An …

Controlled drug release of 5-amino salicylic acid by poly (2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) grafted agar

GU Rani, KP Dey, S Bharti, S Mishra - Frontiers of Chemical Science and …, 2014 - Springer
The utilization of poly (2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) grafted agar (Ag-gP (HEMA)) as a matrix
for the controlled release of 5-aminosalicylic acid was investigated. Grafted copolymers of 2 …

Ionizing radiation for preparation and functionalization of membranes and their biomedical and environmental applications

MH Casimiro, LM Ferreira, JP Leal, CCL Pereira… - Membranes, 2019 - mdpi.com
The use of ionizing radiation processing technologies has proven to be one of the most
versatile ways to prepare a wide range of membranes with specific tailored functionalities …