Abstract
Insect-repellent textiles provide an important protection against insect bites and thus the infection of insect-borne diseases and poison. This chapter outlines the categories of insect-repellent materials currently used in terms of natural and synthetic substances and the technologies of synthesis and preparation of insect-repellent agents for textile finishing, such as nanoemulation and nano- and microencapsulation. It also describes various techniques of imparting the repellency onto the textile substrate, which consist of the conventional dip-pad-dry-cure, garment finishing, spray, and rinse cycle in laundry. The insect-repellency and knock-down assessments to determine the efficacy of the treated textile against mosquitos are also described. There are many factors that influence the efficacy of the insect-repellency attributable to the types of insecticidal or repellent substances used, types of preparation techniques used, and types of treatment processes used.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Engineering of High-Performance Textiles |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 335-348 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780081012734 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780081018859 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Sept 2017 |
Keywords
- Arthropods
- Insect-repellent textiles
- Microencapsulation
- Nanoemulsion
- Natural insect-repellents
- Permethrin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science