Antifungal and consolidation properties of linen textiles treated with silver nanoparticles loaded on hydroxypropyl cellulose polymer

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Table 3 Color change values of raw and dyed linen samples treated with AgNPs/Klucel G

N	Sample	Before treatment			After treatment			Color difference
N	Sample	L*	a*	b*	L*	a*	b*	L*	Δa*	Δb*	ΔE*
1	Raw linen	65.33	2.90	9.43	55.81	9.24	16.74	− 9.52	6.34	7.31	13.30
2	Linen dyed with turmeric	65.10	4.68	51.99	54.04	9.54	43.37	− 11.06	4.86	− 8.62	14.84
3	Linen dyed with madder	48.66	15.42	14.98	44.83	15.18	16.46	− 3.83	− 0.24	1.48	4.11