Killer clays! Natural antibacterial clay minerals

Mineralogical Society Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 139, 2004, Pages 3-8

  Williams, L B ^a   Holland, M ^a   Eberl, D D ^b   Brunet, T ^c   De Courrsou, L Brunet ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Chateau de la Bretesche ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISEASES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; VIRUSES;

CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; HEALING PROPERTIES; KAOLINITE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PALYGORSKITE; SMECTITE; TOXINS;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 2442590758     PISSN: 02639513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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