Odor Intensity in Apparel Fabrics and the Link with Bacterial Populations

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 449-456

  Mcqueen, Rachel H ^a   Laing, Raechel M ^a   Brooks, Heather J L ^a   Niven, Brian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

axillary odor; corynebacteria; fabric structure; fiber content; sensory analysis; staphylococci

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BODY FLUIDS; COTTON FABRICS; FABRICS; ODORS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WOOLEN AND WORSTED FABRICS;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; APOCRINE SECRETIONS; APPAREL FABRICS; ODOR INTENSITY; SEBACEOUS SECRETIONS;

GARMENT MANUFACTURE;

APPAREL FABRIC; BACTERIUM; COTTON FABRIC; FABRIC PROPERTY; ODOR EMITTING; POLYESTER FABRIC; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY; WEAR; WOOL FABRIC;

EID: 36249015912     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507074816     Document Type: Article

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