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Strategies for enhancing the processability of UHMWPE

Clement G. Collins Rice, Alexander Evans, Zoë R. Turner, Jirut Wattoom, Dermot O’Hare

Industrial Chemistry and Materials · 2024 · 20 citations · 81 references

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Four strategies to enhance the processability of UHMWPE are explored using heterogenised metallocene catalysts to produce polymers with decreased melt viscosity and excellent mechanical performance.

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