Insect repellent fabric
AssigneeIntelligent Fabic Technologies PLC
InventorGeorge Costa
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Abstract
An insect repellent fabric. The fabric comprises a fabric base and an active insect repellent ingredient. The active ingredient is contained within microcapsules and the fabric base is impregnated with the microcapsules. The preferred active ingredient is a Citronella extract or DEET.
Claims12
An insect-repellent fabric comprising:
- a fabric base;
- and
- an active insect-repellent ingredient, wherein the active ingredient is para-menthane-3,8-diol isolated from a natural source and added to a non-reactive base oil, the non-reactive base oil being substantially free of limonene and linalool,
- wherein the para-menthane-3,8-diol is contained within microcapsules, and the fabric base is impregnated with the microcapsules.
A method of producing an insect repellent fabric, the method comprising:
- impregnating a fabric base with microcapsules, the microcapsules containing para-menthane-3,8-diol as an active insect repellent ingredient, wherein the para-menthane-3,8-diol is isolated from a natural source and added to a non-reactive base oil, the non-reactive base oil being substantially free of limonene and linalool.
An insect repellent material comprising an active insect repellent ingredient contained within microcapsules, wherein the active insect repellent ingredient comprises para-menthane-3,8-diol isolated from a natural source and added to a non-reactive base oil, the non-reactive base oil being substantially free of limonene and linalool.
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