Re‐Entrant Super‐Repellent Metallic Structures for Robust Anti‐Icing
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202508272
Abstract: Superhydrophobic surfaces exhibit significant potential for anti‐icing applications. However, sustaining the superhydrophobic Cassie‐Baxter state under conditions of low temperature, high humidity, and dynamic impacts remains a critical challenge. Re‐entrant structures, as a milestone advance in… read more here.
Keywords: entrant super; icing performances; super repellent; repellent ... See more keywords
Fear effects on bank voles (Rodentia: Arvicolinae): testing for repellent candidates from predator volatiles
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6787
Abstract: Abstract BACKGROUND Arvicolinae rodents are known pests causing damage to both agricultural and forest crops. Today, rodenticides for rodent control are widely discouraged owing to their negative effects on the environment. Rodents are the main… read more here.
Keywords: fear effects; repellent candidates; reduced food; bank ... See more keywords
Anointing with commercial insect repellent by free-ranging Cebus capucinus in Manuel Antonio National Park, Quepos, Costa Rica
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DOI: 10.1007/s10329-019-00748-7
Abstract: Fur rubbing or anointing is a well known behavior in capuchin monkeys (Cebus and Sapajus), and may have medicinal and/or social functions. Observations of anointing in capuchins have recorded the application of substances derived from… read more here.
Keywords: commercial insect; free ranging; insect repellent; manuel antonio ... See more keywords
Protection against mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus using a novel insect repellent, ethyl anthranilate.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.06.024
Abstract: Growing concern on the application of synthetic mosquito repellents in the recent years has instigated the identification and development of better alternatives to control different mosquito-borne diseases. In view of above, present investigation evaluates the… read more here.
Keywords: aedes aegypti; mosquito; aegypti anopheles; repellent ... See more keywords
An approach to natural insect repellent formulations: from basic research to technological development.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105419
Abstract: The incidence of dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever and malaria cases has increased significantly in the world. To avoid mosquito bites, one of the best strategies is the use of repellents. The interest in using… read more here.
Keywords: research; extended release; repellent activity; repellent formulations ... See more keywords
The potential of a site-specific delivery of thiamine hydrochloride as a novel insect repellent exerting long-term protection on human skin: In-vitro, ex-vivo study and clinical assessment.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2021.07.017
Abstract: Thiamine hydrochloride (TH) was thought to exert a good insect repellent activity. The purpose of this work was to develop a formulation that releases TH in sustained regimen on human skin. Long lasting protection against… read more here.
Keywords: protection; insect repellent; human skin; thiamine hydrochloride ... See more keywords
Thiamine (vitamin B1) as an insect repellent: a scoping review
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007485321001176
Abstract: Abstract While the desire for systemic repellents is high, ineffective repellents put one at risk of insect-vectored pathogens. Vitamin B1, or thiamine, has been touted as a systemic insect repellent since 1943, and denounced as… read more here.
Keywords: thiamine; scoping review; evidence; insect repellent ... See more keywords
A novel in vitro repellent bioassay to evaluate the effect of wood vinegar against louse Haematopinus tuberculatus
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DOI: 10.1017/s0031182025000551
Abstract: The water buffalo farm with intensive breeding techniques promotes the spread of lice (Haematopinus tuberculatus), leading to a reduction in meat and milk productions. Current control measures include the use of chemicals, which in the… read more here.
Keywords: effect; wood vinegar; repellent; repellent effect ... See more keywords
Fate of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Durable Water-Repellent Clothing during Use
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07876
Abstract: To make outdoor clothing water- or dirt-repellent, durable water-repellent (DWR) coatings based on side-chain fluorinated polymers (SFPs) are used. During use of outdoor clothing, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) can be emitted from the DWR… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; pfass; durable water; clothing ... See more keywords
Odorant-Binding Protein 3-Oriented Rational Design and Discovery of Novel Jasmonate Derivatives as Potential Aphid-Repellent Agents.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04126
Abstract: Odorant-binding protein (OBP) is a potential target for developing insect behavior control agents due to its properties in transporting semiochemicals. In this study, 12 novel jasmonic acid (JA) derivatives were rationally designed and synthesized based… read more here.
Keywords: binding protein; odorant binding; novel; rational design ... See more keywords
Slow-DEET-Release Mosquito-Repellent System Based on Poly(butylene succinate)
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05897
Abstract: Bio-sourced and biodegradable poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) strands containing up to 40 m% mosquito-repellent N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) were obtained by extrusion, for an initial evaluation of the DEET evaporation characteristics and the possible application of such strands… read more here.
Keywords: deet; poly butylene; butylene succinate; mosquito repellent ... See more keywords