Nicole Hoffmann

One strategy to improve the insect repellency of textile fibers is to incorporate functional components into the fiber at the time of filament production or during the weaving step…

Nonhazardous flame-retardant materials are of increasing interest as per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other halogenated flame retardants are being phased out of use due to their associated health concerns…

The incorporation of flame-retardant species into polymers is an important area of materials research…

Biting arthropods are a primary vector in the transport and introduction to numerous severe diseases, where current defenses include topical application of insect repellents and textile treatment of insecticides…