Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-Silver Incorporated Natural Rubber Latex Foam

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 605-611

  Rathnayake, Indrajith ^a   Ismail, Hanafi ^a   Azahari, Baharin ^b   Darsanasiri, Nalin Dammika ^c   Rajapakse, Sanath ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Antibacterial foam; Antimicrobial activities; Nanotechnology; Natural rubber latex foam; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; EDX ANALYSIS; GRAM POSITIVE; IN-SITU; MAIN GROUP; NANO SILVER; NANOMETER SIZE; NATURAL RUBBER LATEX; RUBBER MATRIX; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NITRATES; SILVER PARTICLES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LATEXES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RUBBER; SODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SILVER;

EID: 84860906266     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.659310     Document Type: Article

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