Potential of an antibacterial ultraviolet-irradiated nylon film

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-146

  Shearer, Adrienne E H ^a   Paik, James S ^a,c   Hoover, Dallas G ^a   Haynie, Sharon L ^b   Kelley, Michael J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c KELLOGG COMPANY   (United States)

^d The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Escherichia coil; Nylon; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BACTERIOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NYLON POLYMERS; PLASTIC FILMS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTIVENESS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

NYLON;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034688212     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0290(20000120)67:2<141::aid-bit3>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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