Effect of antimicrobial air filter treatment on bacterial survival

Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-77

  Miaśkiewicz Peska, Ewa ^a   Łebkowska, Maria ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial treatment; Bacterial survival; Microbial colonisation; Polypropylene air filters; Silver nitrate

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; METAL IONS; NITRATES; POLYPROPYLENES; SILVER COMPOUNDS;

ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT; BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; COLONISATION; FILTERING MATERIALS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; PRODUCTION CYCLE; SILVER NITRATES;

AIR FILTERS;

EID: 79551515132     PISSN: 12303666     EISSN: 23007354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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