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Mechanisms for the modification of nylon 6,12 by gamma irradiation

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2003

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Polyamide 6,12 crystalline fibers, commercially known as Nylon 6,12, were irradiated using gamma radiation and characterised by Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman, Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). The analysis of the data, by using Flory's Theory and the principles of the Compton effect, allowed establishment of a reaction mechanism to explain how the polyamide chains are modified.