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This article deals with the influence of electron-beam radiation on the micromechanical, thermo-mechanical, and structural properties of selected polymers. In the
search for the desired improvement of polymers, it is possible to use, inter alia, one
particular possible modification namely, crosslinking. This is a process during which
macromolecular chains start to connect to each other and, thus, create the spatial
network in the structure. In the course of the treatment of the ionizing radiation, two
actions can occur: crosslinking and scission of macromolecules, or degradation. Both
these processes run in parallel. Using the crosslinking technology, standard and
technical polymers can acquire the more “expensive” high-tech polymeric material
properties and, thus, replace these materials in many applications. The polymers that
were tested were selected from across the whole spectra of thermoplastics, ranging from
commodity polymers, technical polymers, as well as high-performance polymers. These
polymers were irradiated by different doses of beta radiation (15,33 and 50 kGy).
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