Physical durability: are bed nets getting any stronger?

Wheldrake, Amy; Guillemois, Estelle; Arouni, Hamidreza; Chetty, Vera; Zappa, Edoardo; Russell, Stephen J.

doi:10.1186/s12936-023-04832-8

Malaria Journal

Table 1 ITN products sampled and tested in 2013 and 2020

From: Physical durability: are bed nets getting any stronger?

Net	Filament type	Knitting pattern	Year	Area density (gˑm⁻²)	Mesh count (holesˑin⁻²)	Linear density (Denier)
Net A	HDPE monofilament	Tulle	2020	37	108	130
Net B	HDPE monofilament	Tulle	2013 2020	50 50	164 164	150 150
Net C	PET multifilament	Traverse	2013 2020	42 43	156 164	100 100
Net D	PET multifilament	Traverse	2020	42	155	100
Net E	PE monofilament	Tulle	2020	47	138	120
Net F	PE monofilament	Tulle	2020	36	130	120
Net G	PE monofilament	Tulle	2020	41	76	130
Net H	HDPE monofilament	Tulle	2013 2020	50 50	132 148	150 150
Net I	PE monofilament	Tulle	2020	39	128	120
Net J	PET multifilament	Traverse	2020	27	142	75
Net K	PET multifilament	Traverse	2020	43	162	100
Net L	PET multifilament	Traverse	2013 2020	42 39	156 165	100 100
Net M	PET multifilament	Traverse	2020	43	96	150
Net N	PET multifilament	Traverse	2013 2020	41 41	156 176	100 100
Net O	PET multifilament	Traverse	2020	32	157	75
Net P	PET multifilament	Traverse	2020	42	168	100
Net Q	PET multifilament	Traverse	2013 2020	42 44	156 186	100 100
Net R	PET multifilament	Traverse	2020	28	154	75
Net S	PET multifilament	Traverse	2020	45	96	150
Net T	PE monofilament	Tulle	2020	52	145	150
Net U	PET multifilament PE monofilament	Traverse Tulle	2013 2020	42 37	156 100	150 120
Net V	PE monofilament	Tulle	2020	32	132	130
Net W	PE monofilament	Tulle	2013 2020	43 29	75 72	150 150
Net X	PE monofilament	Tulle	2013 2020	43 33	80 111	150 135

Nets highlighted in bold were compared in 2013 and 2020

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