An assessment of the validity of claims for "bamboo" fiber

AATCC Review

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 33-36

  Hardin, Ian R ^a   Wilson, Susan S ^a   Dhandapani, Renuka ^a   Dhende, Vikram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; BAMBOO FIBER; DYEABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FINISHING; INTERNET; LABELING; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT; RETAILING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 70350241646     PISSN: 15328813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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