Research Article

Distribution of Heat Stabilizers in Plasticized PVC-Based Biomedical Devices: Temperature and Time Effects

Figure 3

Extended view of the normalized FT-IR/ATR average spectra, wavelengths (cm−1) versus Arbitrary Units (a.u.), for one year aged sterilized (a) and one year aged nonsterilized samples (b) at 30°C (), 50°C (□), 70°C (), 90°C (- -), and 120°C (—) °C, respectively.
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