%0 Generic %A TAGHIYARI, HAMID R. %A MAJIDINAJAFABADI, REZA %A VAHIDZADEH, REZA %D 2018 %T Wollastonite to hinder growth of Aspergillus niger fungus on cotton textile %U https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Wollastonite_to_hinder_growth_of_Aspergillus_niger_fungus_on_cotton_textile/7185620 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.7185620.v1 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13224953 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13224959 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13224968 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13224974 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13224980 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13224989 %K biological resistance %K cotton fabric %K fungal degradation %K mineral materials %K textile %K wollastonite %X

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.

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