A pilot-scale nonwoven roll goods manufacturing process reduces microbial burden to pharmacopeia acceptance levels for non-sterile hygiene applications

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 546-558

  Hinchliffe, Doug J ^a   Lucca, Anthony de ^a   Condon, Brian ^a   O’regan, Janet ^b   Clemmons, Julie ^b   Zeng, Linghe ^a   Byler, Richard K ^a   Reynolds, Michael ^a   Allen, Hiram ^a   Cintron, Michael Santiago ^a   Madison, Crista ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Agricultural and Environmental Research Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; hydroentangle; microbial burden; nonwoven; Pharmacopeia; roll goods

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COTTON FIBERS; MANUFACTURE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NONWOVEN FABRICS; POLYPROPYLENES;

HYDROENTANGLE; MICROBIAL BURDENS; NON-WOVEN; PHARMACOPEIA; ROLL GOODS;

COTTON;

COTTON; FIBERS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; NONWOVENS; POLLUTION; POLYPROPYLENE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; WEAVING;

EID: 84896045346     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517513507369     Document Type: Article

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