Sh. Muhammad Nawaz
Department of Fibre Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Iftikhar Ahmad
Department of Fibre Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Saleem
Department of Fibre Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
A respiratory disease common in textile workers is observed to be caused by endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides) attached to the raw cotton being processed in the mills. Different remedial measures were performed and their effect on the cotton fiber surface was studied under electron microscope.
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Sh. Muhammad Nawaz, Iftikhar Ahmad and Muhammad Saleem, 2001. Electron Microscopic Study of Fibre Surface After Endotoxin Removal Treatments on Raw Cotton. Journal of Applied Sciences, 1: 252-255.
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2001.252.255
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2001.252.255
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2001.252.255
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2001.252.255
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