| Description |
1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
9781847356574_Front Cover; 9781847356574_content; Paper 01 -- BIOCIDES IN SYNTHETIC MATERIALS: WHAT DOTHEY NEED TO DO?; Paper 02 -- PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE REGULATION OF BIOCIDESAND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT; Paper 03 -- SURFACE BIOCIDES FOR FOOD CONTACT APPLICATIONS; Paper 04 -- DIETARY RISK ASSESSMENT OF BIOCIDES -- ASSESSINGEXPOSURE OF LIVESTOCK ANIMALS TO BIOCIDES; Paper 05 -- FORMALDEHYDE RELEASERS AS AN EXAMPLE OF IN SITUGENERATION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES; Paper 06 -- BIOAEROSOLS AS PART OF THE "SICK BUILDINGSYNDROME" AND "BUILDING RELATED ILLNESS": 2 CASESTUDIES |
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Paper 07 -- FUNGAL COLONISATION AND CONTAMINATION OFCINEMATOGRAPHIC FILM: IMPLICATIONS FOR FILMAND ARCHIVISTSPaper 09 -- DESIGNING NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACES, POLYMERSAND HYDROGELS; Paper 10 -- NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENT STRATEGIES TO CONTROLFUNGAL GROWTH ON SURFACES; Paper 11 -- RELATING FUNCTION TO CLAIMS FOR ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES IN TEXTILE APPLICATIONS; Paper 12 -- ANTIMICROBIAL TEXTILE EFFECTS; Paper 13 -- A DURABLE, LIGHT AND HEAT STABLE AND EASY-TO-USEANTIMICROBIAL PRODUCT FOR TEXTILES AND NONWOVENS; Paper 14 -- THE CONTROL OF ODOUR IN SPORTS AND FASHION WEAR |
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Paper 16 -- ANTIMICROBIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONTACT LENSESAND CONTACT LENS CASESPaper 17 -- CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OFAN ANTIMICROBIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM; Paper 18 -- FACTORS AFFECTING BIOCIDE COMPATIBILITY ANDPERFORMANCE IN PVC DURING PROCESSING ANDPRODUCT LIFETIME; 9781847356574_Back Cover |
| Summary |
In recent years, greater awareness of the dangers of bacterial growth and food-borne pathogens, global concerns over hospital acquired infections and conditions such as the so-called ""sick building syndrome"" have boosted the consumption of biocides on a global scale. Nowadays consumer demand dictates that biocides are regularly used in materials such as plastics, textiles and surface coatings to prevent microbial deterioration, enhance function and provide hygienic effects. However, regulatory pressure has also become a driving factor for the overall specialty biocides market in Europe. Produ |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 8, 2013) |
| Subject |
Antimicrobial polymers -- Congresses
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- General.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Antimicrobial polymers
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Smithers
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| ISBN |
9781847356574 |
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1847356575 |
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