Mosquito repellent fabrics

Man-Made Textiles in India

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-18

  Gopalakrishnan, D ^a  

^a Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textile Management   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; FABRIC PROPERTY; FLAME RESISTANCE; INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE; NATURAL FIBER FABRIC; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WATER RESISTANCE;

EID: 33846798246     PISSN: 03777537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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