Electrospun Multifunctional Composite Fibers for Improved Warfighter Insect Protection: Fiber Engineering and Bioassay Development

Abstract

We report on progress made in year 2 of WP21-3053 on the development of novel multifunctional fibers for the controlled delivery of environmentally friendly, low toxicity insect repellents encapsulated in the core of polymer fibers via electrospinning and dry jet wet spinning to demonstrate feasibility for transition. Individual fibers were engineered by electrospinning, as well as scalable extrusion methods, to exhibit one or more functionalities providing multiple approaches to produce yarn and/or fabric composites for environmentally sustainable multifunctional textiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 2023
Accession Number
AD1208925

Entities

People

  • Ashley C. Fulton
  • James Cilek
  • Javier Jimenez
  • Jeffrey G Lundin
  • Joshua A. Orlicki
  • Justin Murphy
  • Matthew D Thum
  • Meghanne Tighe
  • Melynda Perry
  • Nicole Hoffman
  • Riccardo Casalini

Organizations

  • American Society for Engineering Education
  • Navy Entomology Center of Excellence
  • United States Army Research Laboratory
  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dacron
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Fiber Spinning
  • Fibers
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Microscopy
  • Military Research
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Production Engineering
  • Spectra
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology