Do the unique properties of nanometals affect leachability or efficacy against fungi and termites?

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 490-495

  Kartal, S N ^a   Green III, F ^b   Clausen, C A ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decay; Mould; Nanometal; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Subterranean termite

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACIDS; COPPER TREATMENTS; DECAY; DECAY FUNGUS; GLOEOPHYLLUM TRABEUM; HIGH RESISTANCES; LEACH RESISTANCES; LEACHABILITY; MASS LOSS; METAL OXIDES; MOULD; NANO COPPERS; NANO-ZINC OXIDES; NANOMETAL; PINE WOODS; SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE; TERMITE FEEDING; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; TREATED WOODS; WHITE-ROT FUNGUS;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; COPPER; FEEDING; FUNGI; INORGANIC ACIDS; LEACHING; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MOLDS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILVER; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TERMITE RESISTANCE; WOOD PRESERVATION; ZINC;

FUNGUS RESISTANCE;

ANTIFEEDANT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BORON; COPPER; FUNGUS; INORGANIC ACID; LEACHING; MORTALITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PESTICIDE; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TERMITE; ZINC;

BIOCIDES; BORIC ACID; BORON COMPOUNDS; FUNGI; LEACHING; PINUS; SURFACTANTS; TERMITES; WOOD PRESERVATION; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ANTRODIA; FUNGI; GLOEOPHYLLUM TRABEUM; ISOPTERA; PINUS ECHINATA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 67349176993     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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