TY  - JOUR
TI  - Development of insect repellent textiles via treating with microcapsules containing Citrus aurantium L. peel essential oil
AU  - Ebru, Tayyar A.
AU  - Seyda, Kesici
AU  - Gamze, D. Tetik
AU  - Buket, Aydeniz Guneser
T2  - Industria Textila
AB  - This study aimed to extract Citrus aurantium L. (bitter orange) peel essential oil (CPEO) and test its repellent effect
against Culex mosquitoes by incorporating it into textiles in the form of microcapsules. CPEO was obtained from dried
citrus peel using the hydrodistillation method with the Clevenger apparatus. Microcapsules containing the essential oil
were formed using the complex coacervation method. The volatile compounds of the microcapsules containing CPEO
were characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Microcapsules with a spherical and uniform
shape, as well as appropriate diameter distributions, were observed in optical microscope images and then applied to
textiles. The cotton, polyester, and acrylic fabrics were treated with microcapsules using an exhausting method.
Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
spectrophotometry analysis were conducted to characterize the fabrics. Finally, an excito chamber test unit was
fabricated to evaluate the insect-repellent effects of fabrics against Culex mosquitoes. This study revealed that the
fabrics functionalized with CPEO microcapsules exhibit significant repellent effects against Culex mosquitoes.
DA  - 2025/03/06/
PY  - 2025
DO  - 10.35530/IT.076.01.2024112
DP  - DOI.org (Crossref)
VL  - 76
IS  - 01
SP  - 62
EP  - 72
SN  - 12225347
UR  - http://revistaindustriatextila.ro/images/2025/1/008%20TAYYAR%20A.%20EBRU%20INDUSTRIA%20TEXTILA%20no.1_2025.pdf
Y2  - 2025/03/09/19:02:54
ER  -