Siddique Amna, Naeem Jawad, Ang Kiang Long, Abid Sharjeel, Xu Zhiwei, Khawar Muhammad Tauseef, Saleemi Sidra, Abdullah Muhammad
School of Engineering and Technology, National Textile university, Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan.
Faculty of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Nilai 71800, Malaysia.
ACS Omega. 2024 Sep 26;9(40):41468-41479. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c04910. eCollection 2024 Oct 8.
Mosquitoes are highly important carriers of diseases, such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and various other life-threatening illnesses. Traditionally, many chemicals, such as plant extracts, oils, and smoke, have been employed for the purpose of repelling mosquitoes. Various plants possess essential oils and chemicals that have been proven to be good insect repellents and are commonly regarded as weeds. The present study focused on the development of eco-friendly, nonhazardous mosquito-repellent fabrics using cinnamon and eucalyptus extracts. First, eucalyptus and cinnamon extracts were produced separately using ethanol and water as solvents with and without heating. Forty-eight different fabric samples were prepared by applying these extracts at three levels of process application temperature. A steam dye bath sampling machine was utilized to execute the extraction application process on fabric samples. The mosquito repellency performances of all of the samples were evaluated using the cage test method. The cage test revealed that all of the samples of eucalyptus and cinnamon extract-applied fabrics showed mosquito repellency performance at some level. However, the fabric samples treated with the heated extract of eucalyptus ethanol (EE-H) at 60 °C showed the best results in terms of mosquito repellency (85.56%) among all combinations. In addition to repellency, the impact of washing durability, UV shielding, and antibacterial performance was also evaluated. This research demonstrated a new method for creating a fabric that repels mosquitoes and has effective antibacterial properties as well as promising ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) rating. This fabric protects the wearer from the significant health risks posed by mosquitoes and harmful UV radiation while also maintaining its cleanliness. Moreover, the utilization and implementation of plant-derived coatings on textiles contribute to the advancement of sustainable methods (SDG 9 and SDG 12) in the chemical processing industry of textiles, ultimately leading to a reduction in their environmental footprint.
蚊子是疾病的重要传播媒介，如疟疾、登革热、基孔肯雅热和各种其他危及生命的疾病。传统上，许多化学物质，如植物提取物、油类和烟雾，已被用于驱蚊目的。各种植物含有精油和化学物质，已被证明是良好的驱虫剂，通常被视为杂草。本研究重点关注使用肉桂和桉树提取物开发环保、无害的驱蚊织物。首先，分别以乙醇和水为溶剂，在有加热和无加热的情况下制备桉树和肉桂提取物。通过在三个工艺应用温度水平上应用这些提取物制备了48个不同的织物样品。使用蒸汽染浴取样机对织物样品进行提取应用过程。所有样品的驱蚊性能均采用笼式试验方法进行评估。笼式试验表明，所有应用桉树和肉桂提取物的织物样品在一定程度上都表现出驱蚊性能。然而，在60℃下用加热的桉树乙醇提取物（EE-H）处理的织物样品在所有组合中驱蚊效果最佳（85.56%）。除了驱蚊性能外，还评估了洗涤耐久性、紫外线屏蔽和抗菌性能的影响。这项研究展示了一种制造驱蚊织物的新方法，该织物具有有效的抗菌性能以及良好的紫外线防护系数（UPF）评级。这种织物可保护穿着者免受蚊子和有害紫外线辐射带来的重大健康风险，同时保持其清洁。此外，在纺织品上使用和实施植物衍生涂层有助于推进纺织品化学加工行业的可持续方法（可持续发展目标9和可持续发展目标12），最终减少其环境足迹。
