Grafting alginate biopolymers with p -menthane-3,8-diol: synthesis and application in sustainable mosquito-repellent textiles

Key Points

• The aim is to create sustainable mosquito-repellent textiles by chemically modifying alginate with PMD.
• Grafted PMD onto alginate biopolymers through chemical modification.
• Loaded alginate-PMD onto polypropylene non-woven fabric using Ca2+ crosslinking technique.
• Evaluated the mosquito-repellent properties of the modified textiles.
• Successfully achieved chemical grafting of PMD onto alginate.
• The treated textile exhibited significant mosquito-repellent efficacy.
• Demonstrated the potential for sustainable applications in mosquito control.