Publication details
The toxic effect of chitosan/metal-impregnated textile to synanthropic mites
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Pest Management Science |
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| Citation | |
| Web | Abstrakt na stránce vydavatele |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ps.3428 |
| Field | Food production |
| Keywords | dust mite; allergen; control; chitosan; Ag+; microorganism |
| Description | The acaricidal effect of plasma made textile coating of chitosan and chitosan/metal adducts with Ag+, Zn2+ and Cu2+ was tested in laboratory experiments against species of Acarus siro, Dermatophagoides farinae, D. pteronyssinus and Tyrophagus putrescentiae. The mortality was compared after 24 h of exposure of mites to plasma-treated textiles. The results support a great potential of chitosan/Ag+ fibres in acaricidal materials and/or mite protective food packages. |
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