Can Potted Plants Catch Mosquitoes? Applying Rare-Earth Luminescent Materials and Plant Energy to the Development of Innovative Mosquito-Trapping Potted Plants
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Product Design Concept
2.2. Materials and Technologies Used
2.2.1. Rare-Earth Self-Luminous Mosquito Luring
2.2.2. Photoresistor and LED Light to Lure Mosquitoes
2.2.3. Plant Energy for Sustainable Power Generation
2.2.4. Principles of Environmental Protection and Mosquito Killing
2.2.5. Innovative Integrated Design
3. Product Design
3.1. Product Technology Principle, Operation Process, and Function Configuration
3.2. Product Design Principles and Prototype
4. Experimental Results and Discussion
4.1. Rare-Earth Composite Material Formula and Plant Energy Power Generation Experiment
4.2. Proportions of Ingredients in Mosquito-Trapping Formula
4.3. Operating Model and Prototype Effects
5. Conclusions
5.1. Environmental Protection
5.2. Energy Saving
5.3. User Friendliness
5.4. Convenience
5.5. Health Promotion
6. Research Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviation
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Materials/Technology | Characteristic | Purpose |
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Energy storage rare earth | Energy storage during the day and self-illumination at night. | User-friendly, environmental protection, and epidemic prevention: during the day, it stores light energy and does not consume electricity and in periods with a higher number of mosquitoes at night, it spontaneously lures mosquitoes using blue light. |
Photoresistor and LED light | Convertible photoelectric control LED switch. | User-friendly and energy-saving: the photoresistor automatically switches the LED on and off between night and day. In addition, it can be programmed to set the light-emitting time of the LED. Environmental protection and epidemic prevention: The energy-saving blue LED lures mosquitoes and supplements light for rare earth. |
Plant energy power generation | Planting, watering, and fertilizing can generate positive and negative ions for the power supply. | User-friendliness: watering and fertilizing are routine. Energy-saving, beauty, and convenience: green energy devices can be placed indoors and outdoors without the need for power connection. |
Mosquito-trapping formula | Natural non-toxic and harmless solution. | Environmental protection and epidemic prevention: lures and kills mosquitoes using a natural formula that does not harm the human body and surrounding environment. |
Human factor design | Integration of greening and mosquito-trapping functions and with a replaceable/addable and removable design. | Establishes epidemic prevention, beautification, and environmental protection for homes and public places in response to diverse needs and enhances urban citizens’ physical and mental balance. |
Proportion | High-Proportion Solution | Medium-Proportion Solution | Low-Proportion Solution | |
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Category | ||||
Fermented sugar water Solution | Saturated fermented sugar water solution: 100 g water + 200 g granulated sugar + 2 g yeast powder | Semi-saturated fermented sugar water solution: 100 g water + 100 g granulated sugar + 2 g yeast powder | 1/4 saturated solution: 100 g water + 50 g granulated sugar + 2 g yeast powder | |
Sweet and sour solution | Saturated sweet and sour solution: 100 g water + 200 g granulated sugar + 100 g white vinegar + 2 g yeast powder | Semi-saturated sweet and sour solution: 100 g water + 100 g granulated sugar + 100 g white vinegar + 2 g yeast powder | 1/4 saturated sweet and sour liquid: 100 g water + 50 g granulated sugar + 100 g white vinegar + 2 g yeast powder |
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Lin, L.-Y.; Chang, Y.-S. Can Potted Plants Catch Mosquitoes? Applying Rare-Earth Luminescent Materials and Plant Energy to the Development of Innovative Mosquito-Trapping Potted Plants. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3368. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043368
Lin L-Y, Chang Y-S. Can Potted Plants Catch Mosquitoes? Applying Rare-Earth Luminescent Materials and Plant Energy to the Development of Innovative Mosquito-Trapping Potted Plants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3368. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043368
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Lung-Yin, and Yu-Shing Chang. 2023. "Can Potted Plants Catch Mosquitoes? Applying Rare-Earth Luminescent Materials and Plant Energy to the Development of Innovative Mosquito-Trapping Potted Plants" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 3368. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043368