• Triclosan-Incorporated Natural Rubber Latex Foam: A New Approach to Antibacterial Performance

  • Abdulhakim Masa and Nabil Hayeemasae*,†

  • Rubber Engineering Program, Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110 Thailand
    *Department of Rubber Technology and Polymer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Pattani, 94000, Thailand

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(1): 76-83

    Published online Jan 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.1.76
  • Received on Jun 16, 2025
  • Revised on Sep 1, 2025
  • Accepted on Sep 4, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Nabil Hayeemasae

  • Department of Rubber Technology and Polymer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Pattani, 94000, Thailand

  • E-mail: nabil.h@psu.ac.th