Mosquito Repellent Finishing of Cotton Using Pepper Tree (Schinus molle) Seed Oil Extract

Mosquito repellent materials are a standout amongst the most developing approaches to propel the textile field by giving the required attributes of protection against mosquitoes, particularly in tropical territories. These kinds of materials make sure the protection of individuals from the mosquitoes and the mosquito-borne diseases like intestinal sickness, filariasis and dengue fever. In this investigation Schinus molle (Pepper Tree) seed oil was utilized as mosquito repellent completion. The investigation concentrated on the entrance of mosquito repellent completion in textile applications just as nature-based options in contrast to commercial synthetic mosquito anti-agents in the market. Appropriate techniques and materials to accomplish mosquito repellency are talked about and brought up. Cotton sample was treated within the sight of acrylic copolymer cover for better obsession. Schinus molle Seed Oil demonstrated very inspiring repellency to mosquitoes without causing much impact on the mass properties of the texture like quality, solidifies and bowing length. Be that as it may, the absorption was altogether diminished. Mosquito Repellent Finishing of Cotton Using Pepper Tree (Schinus molle) Seed Oil Extract Granch Berhe Tsghai1,2*, Tekalgn Gebremedhin Belay3 and Abrehaley Hagos Gebremariam4 1Textile Engineering, Kombolcha Institute of Technology, Wollo University, Ethiopia 2Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium 3Textile Engineering, ADWA TVET College, Adwa, Ethiopia 4Textile Engineering, Almeda Textiles, Adwa, Ethiopia *Corresponding author: Granch Berhe Tseghai, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Belgium, Tel: +32465469895; E-mail: GranchBerhe.Tseghai@UGent.be Received February 28, 2019; Accepted March 30, 2019; Published April 08, 2019 Citation: Tsghai GB, Belay TG, Gebremariam AH (2019) Mosquito Repellent Finishing of Cotton Using Pepper Tree (Schinus molle) Seed Oil Extract. J Textile Sci Eng 9: 394. Copyright: © 2019 Tsghai GB, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.