Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 41, Issue 1, 010204(2023)

Preparation of a starch-based superabsorbent polymer by γ-ray irradiation and investigation of its properties

Yang GAO1,2, Xinxin FENG1,2, Linfan LI1, Zhe XING1, Rong LI1、*, and Guozhong WU1,3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 200031, China
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    Yang GAO, Xinxin FENG, Linfan LI, Zhe XING, Rong LI, Guozhong WU. Preparation of a starch-based superabsorbent polymer by γ-ray irradiation and investigation of its properties[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2023, 41(1): 010204

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Oct. 31, 2022

    Accepted: Nov. 24, 2022

    Published Online: Mar. 6, 2023

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    DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2022-0112

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