USE OF NANO SILVER AS AN ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT FOR COTTON

Autex Research Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-13

  Wasif, A I ^a   Laga, S K ^a  

^a DKTE Society's Textile and Engineering Institute India   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; nano silver; SEM; zone of inhibition

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BENDING; COTTON; CREASE RECOVERY; CURING; FINISHED FABRIC; INHIBITION; LENGTH;

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; COTTON FABRIC; CROSS LINKING AGENT; FINISHING; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE PROPERTY; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 67749095687     PISSN: 14709589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/aut-2009-090102     Document Type: Article

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