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Polyethylenes

Known as: Polyethylenes [Chemical/Ingredient], Polymers, Ethylene, Homopolymers, Ethene 
Synthetic thermoplastics that are tough, flexible, inert, and resistant to chemicals and electrical current. They are often used as biocompatible… 
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2002
2002
Modified-atmosphere Packaging Improves Keeping Quality of Charentais-type Melons
Modified-atmosphere (MA) packaging using bag-in-box Xtend® liners extended the postharvest life of nonnetted Charentais-type… 
1998
1998
Differentiation of Asphalt and Smoke Condensates from Liquid Petroleum Distillates Using GC/MS
A method of comparing selected ion profiles of fire debris extracts for the purpose of differentiating background residues… 
1996
1996
Coating And Drying Defects
bons, hydrocarbon polymers, ethylene copolymers, styrenics, acrylics, polyacrylonitrile and copolymers, other C-C main chain… 
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… 
1990
1990
Atomic force microscopy of dendritic crystals of polyethylene
Morphological features familiar from electron micrographs are observed, including lozenge shaped, folded chain lamellar crystals… 
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1985
Highly Cited
1985
Direct measurement of dry deposition to a polyethylene bucket and various surrogate surfaces.
The polyethylene bucket commonly used as a dry deposition collector was evaluated and compared to a variety of other surrogate… 
1984
1984
Radiation sterilization and the wear rate of polyethylene
The resistance to sliding wear was measured in bovine serum for two polyethylenes with molecular weights of about 105 and 106… 
1982
1982
Wear of polyethylene in the total hip prosthesis.
Direct in vivo measurement of wear of total hip prostheses by radiography is not possible. However, improved in vitro approaches… 
1979
1979
Effects of temperature and SO/sub 2/ addition on quality and postharvest behavior of mechanically-harvested juice grapes in Arkansas
Temperature of fruit of Vitis labrusca l. Cv. Concord at harvest was the primary factor governing the rate of postharvest quality… 
1961
1961
Critical evaluation of a new ultramicro system for routine clinical chemistry procedures.
A critical appraisal is presented of 11 clinical chemical methods presently available with the Beckman/Spinco Ultramicro…