Campus Units
Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management, Entomology
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
9-25-2020
Journal or Book Title
Polymers
Volume
12
Issue
10
First Page
2196
DOI
10.3390/polym12102196
Abstract
The need for light-weight and high-strength insect-repellant fabrics is of critical importance to the cessation of viral diseases. The goal of the study is to investigate the structure and properties of insect-repellent polyamide fabrics for use in protective garments to guard against mosquitos. Permethrin was applied to the polyamide fabrics through incorporation into the nylon 6 polymer solution during electrospinning and dip coating onto the control untreated and oxygen plasma-treated polyamide fabrics: electropun nylon 6 nanofiber nonwovens, commercially available nylon 6 warp knit tricot, and nylon 66 double weft, knit interlock fabrics. The incorporation of permethrin into the polymer solution before the formation of fibers demonstrated the most efficient way to apply permethrin to the fiber/fabric systems. The plasma treatment significantly increased the amount of permethrin on the surface of the fabrics. All permethrin-containing polyamide fabrics showed excellent fastness of the insecticide to light. The electrospun nylon 6 nonwovens demonstrated the best fastness to washing among the plasma-treated electrospun nylon 6, nylon 66 double weft knit, and nylon 6 warp-knit tricot. All permethrin-treated fabrics were repellent and caused higher percentage of mosquito escape compared to the control untreated fabrics.
Creative Commons License
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Copyright Owner
The Authors
Copyright Date
2020
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Xiang, Chunhui; Etrick, NIcholas R.; Frey, Margaret W.; Norris, Edmund J.; and Coats, Joel R., "Structure and Properties of Polyamide Fabrics with Insect-Repellent Functionality by Electrospinning and Oxygen Plasma-Treated Surface Coating" (2020). Entomology Publications. 578.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ent_pubs/578
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Entomology Commons, Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts Commons, Nanotechnology Fabrication Commons, Polymer and Organic Materials Commons
Comments
This article is published as Xiang, Chunhui, Nicholas R. Etrick, Margaret W. Frey, Edmund J. Norris, and Joel R. Coats. "Structure and Properties of Polyamide Fabrics with Insect-Repellent Functionality by Electrospinning and Oxygen Plasma-Treated Surface Coating." Polymers 12, no. 10 (2020): 2196. doi: 10.3390/polym12102196.