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- Title
Mosquito Repellent Finish on Dyed Bamboo Fabric using Thyme Oil.
- Authors
Sumithra, M.; Stella, J. Baby; Yuvarani, S.
- Abstract
In the present study an attempt has been made to develop mosquito repellent activity using thyme oil. Three herbs viz. annotto seed, onion peel and sappan wood were selected and dyed with bamboo fabric. After dyeing the fabric was coated with thyme oil, to find out the efficiency of mosquito repellent finish and it was concluded that the fabric coated with annotto seed for bamboo fabric gave the best results when compared to other two herbs viz. onion peel and sappan wood.
- Subjects
TEXTILE fibers; ONIONS; THYMES; PHYLLOSTACHYS pubescens; MOSQUITO control; TEXTILE dyeing; MOSQUITO vectors
- Publication
Man-Made Textiles in India, 2014, Vol 42, Issue 9, p331
- ISSN
0377-7537
- Publication type
Article