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

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Table 4 Color change values for linen samples treated with AgNPs/Klucel G/H₂O₂

N	sample	Before treatment			After treatment			Color difference
N	sample	L*	a*	b*	L*	a*	b*	ΔL*	Δa*	Δb*	ΔE*
1	Raw linen	64.28	3.23	9.54	64.07	3.38	8.43	− 0.21	0.15	− 1.11	1.13
2	Linen dyed with turmeric	62.91	7.05	52.24	62.76	6.13	51.28	− 0.15	− 0.92	− 0.96	1.33
3	Linen dyed with madder	48.40	13.67	15.71	49.60	14.26	16.27	1.2	0.59	0.56	1.44