Mosquito-proof fabric blocks bites without sacrificing comfort

3 weeks ago

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Cool and comfortable mosquito-proof clothing could go disposable acknowledgment to fabrics pinch typical knits that nan insects cannot penetrate

By Michael Le Page

Thin fabrics that artifact mosquito bites person been developed by experimenting pinch patterns made by knitting machines.

John Beckmann astatine Auburn University successful Alabama group retired to create bite-proof clothing aft garments he bought for a canoeing travel grounded to protect him. “I sewage eaten alive,” he says.

Any clothing thicker than nan magnitude of a mosquito’s proboscis will forestall bites, Beckmann says, but this clothing isn’t suitable for lukewarm climes wherever mosquitoes usually thrive.

His squad started by testing nan wound …

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