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Eco-friendly mosquito repellent textiles
A great challenge at the moment is to come up with environmental friend- Mint leaves
Mint leaves were plucked from domestic area
ly sustainable technologies that would contribute in making life tranquil and
and the forest area which is its natural habi-
prolific for the present as well as the upcoming generations. One such prob- tat, which were grown under optimal envi-
lem faced is the growing rate of mosquito population due to some favor- ronmental condition that is free from disease
able conditions for their breeding. Mosquitoes are dangerous creatures and and contamination. These mint leaves were
dried under the sun and grinded.
are accountable for spreading diseases like malaria, encephalitis, yellow
The fibers must be imparted with some ge-
fever and dengue fever. In this review, the application of different eco-friend- netic operation for applying the finish to the
ly finishes for protection against the mosquito menace will be outlined. fibers. A good and proper yield is obtained
Elixirs from roots, stem, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds of varied species of from cotton. Cotton is modified genetically
to a greater extent thus the genes of the
flora show mosquito repellent characteristics. These elixirs can be utilized as
mosquitoes and insects that can cause dam-
textile coating agents as they are eco-friendly in nature and not harmful to age to place get introduced in the seeds.
the human body in any way. Methods like direct application and micro- Hence a repelling personality is imparted in
encapsulation are used to give finish to the fabric and assessed using a mos- the plant and a great yield is obtained. In this
manner the fibers can be reformed and ad-
quito repellency behavioral test. The main tests are the repellency test and
justed to get a repelling action from inside
the wash durability test. the plant and leave space for better progress
of technology. Secondly, the technology has
Vijay S. Shivankar, Aamena Mulla, Ishani desmus indicus and Santalum album were to be used to apply the finish using natural
Shinde, P.P. Raichurkar used for the study because of their good fra- extracts rather than chemicals therefore
Centre for Textile Functions, MPSTME, NMIMS, grance properties. The natural finishing helping in preserving the ecological equilibri-
Dhule/India
agent is extracted from the selected herbs us- um and can make the goods easily accessible
ing the Soxhelt extractor. Solvent used was to all commons.
Mosquitoes are insects of major public health Ethanol. Herbal mosquito repellents have better
concern as they are medically significant vec- working activity as compared to mosquito
tors and are responsible for transmitting or- Andrographis paniculata coils [17]. It is found out that after the burn-
ganisms which have a devastating impact on Andrographis paniculata is a herb that is ing of the herbal mosquito repellents the
human beings. They are also the key carriers erect with quadrangular stem, white flowers number of mosquitoes is reduced up to
for the fatal diseases like malaria, dengue, and leaves. This herb is abundantly available. 80 %. By utilizing the effect of smoke toxicity
chikungunya and elephantiasis. Most of the One of the active elements that is isolated on herbal mosquito repellents and mosquito
arthropod-borne diseases remain without a from the herb is Andrographolide. It is used coils it is shown that with the herbal repel-
vaccine. Malaria still has no effective vaccine as a great febrifuge as well as a blood puri- lant, almost 56 mosquitoes were plunged
and the lone way to evade dengue is evading fier. down and 25 of them died whereas with the
mosquito bites. Almost 120 million people in commercial coil 70 mosquitoes died. As com-
the world have been infected due to mosqui- Rosemary pared to arthropod species a higher number
to bites, and around 4 million are facing Rosemary provides both insect repelling ef- of essential oils mined out from various fam-
common chronic manifestations. Mosquitoes fect as well as natural fragrance property. ilies have higher repellency activity. Mosquito
possess a compound way of detecting hosts Rosemary is used for treating a number of repellent action showed by lemongrass is
and various types of mosquitoes respond to health issues such as muscle spasms and great along with a high moquitocidal media-
various stimuli. Considered attractants for headaches. It is also used for treating depres- tor. Essential oil obtained from lemongrass
mosquitoes are: dark clothes, carbon di- sion and is used as a tonic for digestion prob- that is used as a single agent or in combina-
oxide, lactic acid, sweet and flowery scents, lems. tion with other plant species can be used for
skin temperature and humidity. The repellant formation of different products with high
agent action for mosquitoes can be general- Pomegranate peel mosquito repellency.
ly divided into 2 types: action of repellent on Pomegranate peel provides good mosquito
sense of smell is called transpiration re- repellent finish and in addition can also be Conclusion
pelling, and this has the effect of keeping in- used for dyeing. The fabrics treated with natural plant extracts
sects away without them touching a surface The pomegranate peel is first washed thor- possess good mosquito repellant properties,
processed with the repellent agent. Action of oughly in water. and both the methods of direct application
repellent stimulating sense of touch is called and microencapsulation are effective. One of
direct-contact repelling. Lemongrass the major and critical problems is vector
Textiles that are micro-encapsulated with borne illnesses in developing places and na-
Materials lemongrass are highly resistant to mosqui- tions. This kind of infection transmission to
toes and it is an eco-friendly process. The animals and humans can be avoided by mos-
Eucalyptus globulus hydro-distillation process is used for the ex- quito repellent fabrics. Hence such extraction
Herbs such as Eucalyptus globulus, Hemi- traction of lemongrass oil. of mosquito repellent finishes that are carried

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out naturally can be used to guard the body
from mosquitoes thus becoming eco-friendly
and safe. This method is also found to be
economical.
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