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Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing
Vol. 42, Issue 2, 020201 (2024)

Evolution of free radicals in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene irradiated by an electron beam during accelerated aging process

Jing WANG^1,2, Manli LU¹, Rongfang SHEN¹, Mouhua WANG¹..., Zhijie HU^3,** and Wenli ZHANG^1,*|Show fewer author(s)

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¹Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

²University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

³Beijing Antong Yitai Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 101300, China

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Jing WANG, Manli LU, Rongfang SHEN, Mouhua WANG, Zhijie HU, Wenli ZHANG. Evolution of free radicals in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene irradiated by an electron beam during accelerated aging process[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2024, 42(2): 020201 Copy Citation Text

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Jing WANG, Manli LU, Rongfang SHEN, Mouhua WANG, Zhijie HU, Wenli ZHANG. Evolution of free radicals in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene irradiated by an electron beam during accelerated aging process[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2024, 42(2): 020201

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