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Polyethylene

Known as: Ethene, homopolymer, Polyethylene [Chemical/Ingredient], Polythene 
A vinyl polymer made from ethylene. It can be branched or linear. Branched or low-density polyethylene is tough and pliable but not to the same… 
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1994
1994
Polyethylene: structure, morphology, molecular motion and dielectric behavior
Linear polymers, such as polyethylene, are thermoplastics, which can be remolded many times and have a degree of solubility, are… 
1992
1992
Alumina versus polyethylene in total knee arthroplasty.
The cementless alumina total knee prosthesis, which uses alumina in the portions coming in contact with the bone and a… 
1979
1979
Moist bacterial strike-through of surgical materials: confirmatory tests.
New tests consisting of modifications of the inverted Mason jar test confirm our previously reported studies which showed that… 
1973
1973
Memory effects in a non-uniform flow: A study of the behaviour of a tubular film of viscoelastic fluid
SummaryFormal use of constitutive equations such as that ofOldroyd in the mathematical model of a flow leads, in general, to a… 
1972
1972
Comparisons between three small collections of Glossina morsitans morsitans (Machado) (Diptera: Glossinidae) from the Kilombero River Valley, Tanzania. 1. Characteristics of flies exhibiting…
W.C.I 
1968
1968
Spray-congealed fomulations of sulfaethylthiadiazole (SETD) and waxes for prolonged-release medication. Effect of wax.
Various spray-congealed SETD-wax products were prepared by pneumatic atomization using six waxes (white wax USP, glyceryl… 
1967
1967
The response of the ewe to pregnant mare serum and to horse anterior pituitary extract.
Summary. When compared in ewes at three dose-rates horse anterior pituitary extract (hap) produced a different ovarian response… 
1960
1960
Tissue culture on polythene.
SUMMARY: Fragments of solid organs can be squashed, without destroying the viability of the cells, to form a thin sheet of cells… 
1955
1955
A sub-standard x-ray dose-meter.
The instrument described below has been in use at a number of hospitals for the past four years.* It was designed as a sub… 
Highly Cited
1952
Highly Cited
1952
The use of temporary polythene shunts to permit occlusion, resection, and frozen homologus graft replacement of vital vessel segments; a laboratory and clinical study.