Fig. 5
The impact of regeneration time on estimation of ITN wash resistance. The graphic describes what happens when a net is washed with shorter time interval (orange) than the real regeneration time (blue). Time to maximum regeneration (plateau of mosquito mortality) is 1Â day whereas time to real regeneration (maximum bioavailable surface concentration of active ingredient (AI) is 4Â days. On the Y axis we have an expression for amount of insecticide on the yarn surface. The 16 washes with 1-day interval removes approximately the same as 4 washes at the right interval