Microemulsification of essential oils for the development of antimicrobial and mosquito repellent functional coatings for textiles.

A SorohLucy OwenN RahimJ MasaniaA AbioyeO QutachiL GoodyerJ ShenKatie T Laird

Published in: Journal of applied microbiology (2021)

EOs could be useful for the development of natural, environmentally friendly functional textiles to protect textiles and users from microbial contamination in addition to possessing other beneficial properties such as mosquito repellency.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
dengue virus
risk assessment
microbial community
drinking water
zika virus
low cost