The effect of preparation temperature on the mechanical and antibacterial properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/silver nitrate films

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 399-404

  Sedlarik, Vladimir ^a   Galya, Tsermaa ^a   Sedlarikova, Jana ^a   Valasek, Pavel ^a   Saha, Petr ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antibacterial properties; Mechanical properties; Poly(vinyl alcohol); Silver nitrate; Solubility; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; GRAM POSITIVE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOGICAL CONSEQUENCES; NEW MATERIAL; OPTIMISATIONS; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; PREPARATION TEMPERATURES; PROCESSING CONDITION; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER CONTENT; SILVER NITRATE; SILVER NITRATES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRESS-STRAIN ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILM PREPARATION; NITRATES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER FILMS; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; SOLUBILITY; STRAIN; STRESSES; TEMPERATURE; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 75849140573     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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