Cleanability of plastic flooring materials related to their surface properties

Tenside, Surfactants, Detergents

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 148-153

  Pesonen Leinonen, Eija ^a,b   Kuisma, Risto ^b   Redsven, Irma ^b   Sjöberg, Anna Maija ^b   Hautala, Mikko ^b  

^a Dept of Agrotechnology ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cleanability; Colorimetry; Contact angle; Plastic flooring material; Surface free energy

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; COLORIMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FLOORS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; SOILS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

CLEANABILITY; PLASTIC FLOORING MATERIALS; SOILABILITY; SURFACE FREE ENERGY;

PLASTIC BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 21844454580     PISSN: 09323414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/113.100252     Document Type: Article

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