Preparation and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles and a study of the anti-microbial property of cotton fabric treated with the particles

Journal of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Anita, S ^a   Ramachandran, T ^b   Rajendran, R ^c   Koushik, C V ^a   Mahalakshmi, M ^d  

^a SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

^d The BioSolutions Company   (India)

Author keywords

Coated fabric; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049463308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15330915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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