Chitosan: Antimicrobial action upon staphylococci after impregnation onto cotton fabric

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1034-1041

  Tavaria, F K ^a   Soares, J C ^a   Reis, I L ^a   Paulo, M H ^a   Malcata, F X ^a   Pintado, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Functional textiles; Natural biopolymers; Skin; Staph. aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMOLECULES; COTTON; COTTON FABRICS; DERMATOLOGY; MULTILAYERS; SKIN;

%MOISTURE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUREUS; FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; NATURAL BIOPOLYMERS; SKIN SURFACES; STAPH.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CHITOSAN;

CHITOSAN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CHITIN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMER; SKIN; SURFACE AREA;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL; TEXTILE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84859592765     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05274.x     Document Type: Article

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