Wollastonite to hinder growth of Aspergillus niger fungus on cotton textile



Document title: Wollastonite to hinder growth of Aspergillus niger fungus on cotton textile
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000424370
ISSN: 0001-3765
Authors: 1
2
2
Institutions: 1Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Faculty of Materials Engineering and New Technologies, Teherán. Irán
2Islamic Azad University, Department of Restoration, Teherán. Irán
Year:
Season: Sep
Volumen: 90
Number: 3
Pages: 2797-2804
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, aplicado
English abstract Effects of Aspergillus niger was investigated on the strength of cotton textile specimens impregnated with nano-wollastonite, and then compared with normal specimens. Cotton strips were cut and prepared in warp and wept directions according to the standard specifications ASTM D-5035. Results showed that incubation of A. niger on specimens for three months resulted in a significant decrease in tensile stress as well as weight mass change in both directions. Impregnating specimens with NW ameliorated the negative effects of fungal attack on tensile stress to a considerable extent. Moreover, weight change was significantly decreased. It is concluded that NW positively protect cotton textile against A. nigra; the ultimate NW-content should be studied in complimentary studies
Disciplines: Biología
Keyword: Hongos,
Antifúngicos,
Tela de algodón,
Resistencia biológica,
Wollastonita,
Aspergillus niger
Keyword: Fungi,
Antifungal agents,
Cotton textiles,
Biological resistance,
Wollastonite,
Aspergillus niger
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