Melt Production and Antimicrobial Efficiency of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE)-Silver Nanocomposite Film

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 719-728

  Jokar, Maryam ^a   Abdul Rahman, Russly ^b   Ibrahim, Nor Azowa ^b   Abdullah, Luqman Chuah ^b   Tan, Chin Ping ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Low density polyethylene; Polyethylene glycol; Silver nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; BACTERIA; BLENDING; CHEMICAL BONDS; EFFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOT PRESSING; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROORGANISMS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER FILMS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL; COLLOIDAL SILVER NANOPARTICLE; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(LDPE); QUANTITATIVE DYNAMICS; SILVER NANOCOMPOSITES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

SILVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84856584679     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-010-0329-1     Document Type: Article

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