Self-cleaning and antibacteric ceramic tile surface

International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 949-956

  De Niederhãusern, Simona ^a   Bondi, Moreno ^a   Bondioli, Federica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CERAMIC TILE; CLEANABILITY; NANO-STRUCTURED; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION;

SOL-GELS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

COATINGS;

EID: 84887168666     PISSN: 1546542X     EISSN: 17447402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7402.2012.02801.x     Document Type: Article

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