Combination of mosquito net and medical diagnosis functional article and manufacturing and transporting method and application of combination of mosquito net and medical diagnosis functional article

Abstract

The invention relates to a mosquito net (1) in combination with a carrier sheet (6), the mosquito net (1) comprising a mesh fabric (5) in the form of a ceiling for covering the sleeping area and protecting the human body against insects; wherein the carrier sheet (6) is made of a flexible sheet, and the carrier sheet (6) has an edge portion which is optionally attached to the mesh fabric (5) by sewing, and wherein the carrier sheet (6) carries a medical diagnostic functional article, such as a malaria detection kit.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a combination of a mosquito net and a functional article attached to the mosquito net mesh fabric. Specifically, it relates to a combination as described in the preamble of the independent product claim. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing and transporting such a combination and its use. Background Art

[0002] Traditional mosquito nets are the most effective way to protect people against malaria. In its simplest form, a mosquito net is a mesh fabric stretched over a human dwelling, such as a sleeping area. Protection against mosquitoes and other insects is enhanced by adding insecticides to the nets. Over the past two decades, advances in this field have resulted in long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), which can last for years, even after washing.

[0003] With the advancement of technology, the distribution channels of mosquito nets have also been greatly improved, making insecticide mosquito nets widely popular in remote areas, especially in Africa. In 2008, Vestergaard used the distribution channels of mosquito nets to distribute water filters in an event. In this event, mosquito nets, especially The mosquito nets are installed in a "The bag also contains The campaign, which included branded water filters, condoms, and educational materials, expanded its fight against malaria and other vector-borne diseases to include HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. While successful, it failed to sustain and expand into a regular distribution program for other disease prevention measures.

[0004] The use of additional plastic bags for distributing items and bed nets increases material and packaging costs. However, more importantly, it generates additional waste, which contradicts the global goal of reducing waste, especially plastic waste.

[0005] The hope is to find a way to further improve the ability to prevent and treat diseases in remote areas with insufficient medical services and infrastructure, such as in Africa, in order to achieve the goals set by international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) to create better health conditions throughout the world, including in such remote areas. Summary of the Invention

[0006] Therefore, the present invention aims to eliminate or at least reduce the disadvantages of the prior art and to provide an overall improvement in this field. Specifically, the present invention aims to improve the early detection and prevention of diseases in remote areas. This objective and further improvements can be achieved by combining the methods, combinations, and uses described below and in the claims.

[0007] In short, mosquito nets are used as a delivery vehicle for medical diagnostics to facilitate disease control in remote areas. Specifically, the following have been proven to be practical:

[0008] When mosquito nets are transported from their production site to the end-user's location (e.g., remote rural areas in Africa), they can be used as carriers to simultaneously transport other items, especially functional items used for disease diagnosis in the area. Although mosquito nets are primarily used to prevent malaria, they primarily protect people while they sleep under them. However, during the daytime, early morning, or evening hours when malaria mosquitoes are active, humans face a significant risk of contracting malaria. Therefore, it is useful to distribute malaria diagnostic kits simultaneously with the mosquito nets.

[0009] Hereinafter, the method is generally not limited to malaria diagnostic kits, but also includes the transportation of other types of medical diagnostic functional items, especially other diagnostic kits including detection systems for other insect-borne infectious diseases or the new coronavirus (COVID-19) or sexually transmitted diseases (such as HIV or syphilis). Other tests include blood sugar level tests indicating diabetes and blood routine tests indicating anemia. Pregnancy tests may also be included. Early detection and response to epidemics are crucial for disease prevention and control.

[0010] In order to use mosquito nets as carriers to transport such functional items to remote areas, especially to transport functional items serving as medical diagnostic testing systems to remote areas, the functional items are configured on a thin flexible carrier sheet, which is usually made of fabric or film. The carrier sheet can act as a carrier to fix the functional items during transportation until they reach the end user's place of use, and may include necessary instructions for the use of the items and evaluation information of the test and diagnostic results.

[0011] The carrier sheet is attached to the mesh fabric of the mosquito net. Typically, the carrier sheet is attached to the mosquito net only at its edge, similar to conventional attachment methods for information tags, such as sewing, rather than around its entire edge. Therefore, the carrier sheet is similar to an information tag typically affixed to the mesh fabric at one edge, providing information about the mosquito net and its supplier. Similar to these information tags, the carrier sheet is much smaller than the mosquito net, at least an order of magnitude smaller than the mesh fabric itself. In short, the carrier sheet has a size and, typically, a shape similar to an information tag attached to the mesh fabric. Unlike information tags, the carrier sheet carries a functional item, such as a diagnostic kit. Therefore, the functional item is securely attached to the mosquito net via the carrier sheet, allowing it to be transported with the mosquito net from the manufacturer to the end user without the risk of it being lost. Another advantage is that the functional item does not need to be packaged separately from the mosquito net.

[0012] After attaching the carrier sheet to the mosquito net mesh, further advantages are achieved by wrapping the mesh around the carrier sheet carrying the functional item. This provides cushioning, shock absorption, and thermal insulation around the functional item. The combination of mosquito net, carrier sheet, and functional item is then packaged and securely transported from the production site to the end user.

[0013] Specifically, the mosquito net comprises a mesh fabric, typically in the form of a canopy, that covers a sleeping area and provides protection from insects. When hung, the canopy typically measures approximately two to three meters from the top to the bottom of the net. The carrier sheet is significantly smaller, with a length and width ranging, for example, from 10 to 30 centimeters.

[0014] As mentioned, the carrier sheet carrying the functional article is made of a flexible material, usually a fabric or a film, having an edge portion attached to the mesh fabric, optionally by sewing, although it can also be attached to the mesh fabric by gluing or plastic welding, the latter being suitable for thermoplastic materials such as polyethylene or polypropylene.

[0015] The present invention is applicable to various functional articles, and is particularly applicable to disease control diagnostic instruments, such as diagnostic instruments for insect-borne diseases.

[0016] In some embodiments, the carrier sheet is configured with a flexible thermometer, such as a flexible printed thermometer. For example, the thermometer is configured to be detachable from a removable portion of the carrier sheet, wherein the main portion of the carrier sheet is attached to the mosquito net mesh, for example, by sewing. The removable portion with the thermometer is configured to be attached to human skin. The thermometer includes a temperature indicator that indicates the body temperature measured by the thermometer by digitally highlighting the temperature. For example, the temperature can be indicated by color or color shade. In view of this, it is important to note that body temperature reading is crucial for diagnosing a variety of diseases and can also be used in health-related applications such as fertility monitoring.

[0017] For example, the carrier sheet carries a reagent container that a detection reagent is housed, and the user mixes the reagent with a body fluid to perform a diagnostic test. Alternatively, the user can disassemble the reagent container from the carrier sheet and open the container to mix it, for example, in the reagent container.

[0018] In some embodiments, the mixing causes the appearance of the mixture of body fluid and reagent to change depending on the test result (whether positive or negative). For example, a color shift or a change in color depth of the mixture is used as an indication of whether the user is positive or negative.

[0019] In other embodiments, regardless of whether the body fluid is mixed with a reagent before being applied to the tubular device, when the body fluid sample is introduced into the planar tubular device, the body fluid flows through the tubular device and reacts, for example, by coloring, providing the user with a visual diagnostic result, which may be coloring caused by an antigen reaction.

[0020] If the test is for the concentration of a specific substance in a bodily fluid, such as blood glucose, the color change may be a gradual change according to the concentration of the substance. To facilitate the user's assessment of such changes, the carrier sheet may be provided with a colorimetric indicator (e.g., printed thereon) that displays possible colors and / or color shades, allowing the user to directly compare the color or color shade of the mixture of the reagent and bodily fluid with the indicator to determine the diagnostic test result.

[0021] Typically, the colorimetric indicator correlates to the reaction between the reagent and the body fluid, sufficiently different to allow the user to visually assess the results. However, the accuracy of the analysis can also be improved by using a smartphone application that compares the test results with the colorimetric indicator on the carrier sheet. Alternatively, or in addition, the smartphone application can include a programmed colorimetric indicator for test assessment and can be programmed with a feedback function to indicate the results to the user.

[0022] In some cases, to optimize comparison and accurate interpretation, the carrier sheet is provided with a coating area, which includes a detection and evaluation area coated with the mixture, and the change in color or transparency is compared with the colorimetric indicator in the detection and evaluation area so that the user can determine the diagnostic test results.

[0023] Optionally, the coating area carries some reagents to indicate to the user when the body fluid (whether mixed with the reagents in the reagent container) is applied to it. In this case, a colorimetric indicator located on the side of the coating area provides great help for the user to accurately evaluate the test results.

[0024] In some embodiments, the carrier sheet carries a detachable test strip for diagnosis. The test strip is configured to indicate the diagnostic test result after contact with a body fluid (such as saliva or urine). In this case, a colorimetric indicator is provided on the carrier sheet, allowing the user to evaluate the test result on the detachable strip by comparing it with the colorimetric indicator on the carrier sheet, with the strip and the carrier sheet being in a parallel configuration.

[0025] To resemble the carrier sheet, only the edge portion of the flexible carrier sheet is attached to the mesh fabric, for example by sewing, wherein the edge portion is shorter than the entire edge surrounding the non-carrier sheet. In some embodiments, it is advantageous to separate the carrier sheet from the mesh fabric. To this end, a separation line is provided, for example by perforating the sheet material of the carrier sheet, for example parallel to the fixed edge portion of the carrier sheet.

[0026] The present invention is particularly suitable for diagnostic kits for disease control. In some further embodiments for diagnosis, the carrier sheet includes electronic devices for diagnostic purposes. For example, the electronic device includes a sensor for analyzing body fluids, optionally body fluids mixed with reagents (particularly analytical reagents). For example, the electronic device includes a pH detector and / or a conductivity detector that indicates the ion concentration. Alternatively, the diagnostic detector includes a microarray of photodetectors, or even a camera, to measure the density, transmittance or color of body fluids, optionally body fluids mixed with reagents. The electronic device can feed back the measurement results to the user. In order to power the electronic device, the carrier sheet can carry flat batteries and optionally flexible photovoltaic cells that provide power to the electronic device on the carrier sheet, and this optional battery is used for medical diagnosis.

[0027] In this case, if the carrier sheet carrying electronic devices (e.g. electronic devices printed on the carrier sheet material) is separated from the mesh fabric, for example by tearing along the perforated separation line, the functional part of the carrier sheet is separated from the main part which remains attached to the mesh fabric.

[0028] Regarding electronic devices, it should be noted that recent developments in electronics have made great progress, with electronic devices becoming thin, flat, flexible, and even having display screens and buttons for simple communication.

[0029] In some useful embodiments, the electronics include a speaker for indication and feedback for communicating with illiterate and blind or visually impaired persons.

[0030] In some embodiments, the article is a biosensor system having microfluidics for measuring physiological conditions based on body fluids. The diagnostic result is typically visualized and, optionally, presented electronically.

[0031] In some embodiments, the article is a wound bandage that includes electronics that monitor the wound status during wound healing and potentially transmit this information to a smartphone for further assessment of the wound status.

[0032] In some embodiments, a smartphone equipped with a corresponding application (APP) programmed into the smartphone's computing system can be optionally used to accurately assess color changes or color scale variations for diagnostic testing. Alternatively, data can be exchanged wirelessly via an internet cloud system. For evaluation, the smartphone's built-in camera's field of view is aligned with the test evaluation area, and the recorded image is evaluated via the app itself or by submitting it over the internet and using a corresponding programmed server system.

[0033] Optionally, the carrier sheet comprises at least one of the following:

[0034] - medicines against malaria or other diseases, including those that cause diarrhoea, optionally antibiotics;

[0035] - Skin medications, such as skin creams or ointments;

[0036] - Health supplements, such as vitamins and minerals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0038] Figure 1 A mosquito net carrying a carrier sheet is shown;

[0039] Figure 2 A removable carrier sheet carrying a thermometer is shown;

[0040] Figure 3 A non-removable carrier sheet carrying a removable test strip is shown;

[0041] Figure 4 A carrier sheet carrying a test kit is shown, the kit comprising reagents and a swab stick;

[0042] Figure 5 A carrier sheet carrying a ready-to-use test kit and reagents is shown;

[0043] Figure 6 A carrier sheet carrying a blood test kit is shown, the kit comprising one or more reagents;

[0044] Figure 7 Schematic diagram showing smartphone assistance for evaluating test kits;

[0045] Figure 8 A carrier sheet carrying a delay indicator is shown;

[0046] Figure 9 A carrier sheet carrying photovoltaic cells and electronic circuits is shown;

[0047] Figure 10 Shown are the electronic devices on the carrier chip used for detection analysis. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] Figure 1 A mosquito net 1 is shown. The mosquito net 1 comprises a roof 2 and side walls 3. In the embodiment shown, the side walls 3 comprise an upper portion 4A and a lower portion 4B of the side wall 3. The lower portion 4B of the side wall 3 is made of a more durable material than the upper portion 4A, which can be seen under the trademark In the insecticidal mosquito net, but the present invention is not limited to this, the side wall 3 can also be made of a single material.

[0049] The carrier sheet 6 is typically attached to the mosquito net fabric of the mosquito net 1 by sewing. This sheet is similar to, and supplements, the standard label 6' attached to the mesh fabric 5 of the mosquito net 1. This label 6' provides information about the mosquito net and its manufacturer to the user. As will be explained more clearly below, the standard design principles for the label 6' on the mosquito net 1 can be used to attach the carrier sheet 6 to the mesh fabric 5, thereby distributing functional items with the mosquito net 1. This design principle offers several significant advantages, which will be explained in detail below.

[0050] Typically, one side edge of this carrier sheet 6 is attached to the lower edge 1A of the mosquito net 1. As an alternative to attaching the carrier sheet 6 to the mesh fabric 5 of the mosquito net 1, the carrier sheet 6 can be attached to another part of the mosquito net 1 with the other edge, for example by sewing the carrier sheet 6 into the seam 1B between the upper part 4A and the lower part 4B of the side wall 3, as shown in FIG. Figure 1 shown.

[0051] Some types of carrier sheets 6 are fixed to the mesh fabric 5 in a non-detachable manner and are intended to remain on the mesh fabric 5, which means that removing the carrier sheet 6 from the mesh fabric 5 by pulling or tearing will damage the mesh fabric 5. It should be noted that cutting with scissors, for example, is a method of partially removing the carrier sheet 6 from the mesh fabric 5, but the sewn portion of the carrier sheet 6 will still remain on the mesh fabric 5, and therefore, according to the above definition, such carrier sheets 6 are considered non-detachable.

[0052] Despite the above, some carrier sheets 6 have a portion that can be removed from the mesh fabric 5, which portion is intended to be removed for use. This carrier sheet 6 is provided with a separation line 7, usually a perforated line, Figure 1 As shown by the dotted line in FIG. 1 , a portion of the carrier sheet 6 can be separated from the mesh fabric 5 along the separation line.

[0053] As will be described in detail below, such carrier sheet 6 can carry a variety of medical diagnostic functional items.

[0054] The use of a carrier sheet 6 , which is similar in size and operation to conventional information tags, offers an advantage: Because the handling and attachment process of this carrier sheet to the mesh fabric are highly similar to those of standard information tags, the carrier sheet carrying functional items of the present invention can be easily manufactured without changing the traditional mosquito net production process, thereby minimizing additional costs and labor. This characteristic is crucial, as the low cost of the mosquito net 1 must be maintained.

[0055] Figure 2A carrier sheet 6 carrying a thin thermometer 8, such as a printed thermometer, is shown. The carrier sheet 6, as a thermometer carrier, is usually attached to the mesh fabric 5 by sewing, and its thermometer part is detachable from the mesh fabric 5 by a separation line 7 (such as the perforated line 7 shown by the dotted line). After removal, the thermometer 8 can be attached to the human skin, and the thermometer will display the body temperature. In this example, the thermometer 8 is exemplarily provided with a row of numerical values, which in the current example range from 35°C to 42°C, thus covering the upper and lower ranges of the normal body temperature of 37°C. The measured temperature is indicated by the corresponding temperature number being highlighted, for example, by color, color scale, or by a highlight box 9 or a highlighted area near the corresponding number. Thermochromic material can be used as an option.

[0056] Figure 3 A kind of carrier sheet 6 is shown, its first carrier sheet part 6A carries the test strips 10 that is used for diagnosis detection (for example urine, saliva or blood test).As shown in the figure, test strips 10 is disassembled by separating the first carrier sheet part 6A from the second carrier sheet part 6B (carrier sheet main part), and wherein the second carrier sheet part 6B is retained on the mesh fabric 5.After using test strips 10 to complete detection (for example dripping urine on the test strips), the user can compare by different result options A, B, C or D on test result and colorimetric indicator 15, to verify the result, for example, show the positive test result in two kinds of variants or detect negative result or invalid test result.Although illustrated carrier sheet 6 only shows single test strips 10, it can carry a plurality of detachable test strips.

[0057] Figure 4 A carrier sheet 6 is shown, which carries a reagent container 11 comprising a reagent 12. Alternatively, the carrier sheet 6 carries a cotton swab 13, which may be optionally plastic-encapsulated for hygiene reasons, but is not shown here. For example, a cotton swab 13 is used to collect a user's nasal or throat swab sample, which is then immersed in the reagent 12. The reagent 12 changes appearance (such as color change) according to a chemical reaction with the secretions of the nasal or throat area. After this, the final mixture of the secretions and the reagent 12 is applied to a coating area 14. When compared with a color or color scale mark 15 (or with a graduated indicator 16), the user can infer the test result. For hygiene reasons, and in order to keep the coating area 14 available and free of dirt, a sealing plastic film is generally covered, and the film is removed to contact the coating area 14. For simplicity of illustration, the film is not shown here. Alternatively, the coating area 14 is compared to include another reagent so that the test result is clearer.

[0058] Figure 5A reagent container 11 containing a body fluid test reagent 12 and a ready-to-use test kit 17 carried by a carrier sheet 6 are shown, which can be easily removed from the carrier sheet 6. For hygienic reasons and to ensure the availability of the test kit, the test kit is usually placed in a sealed plastic bag, which can be removed from the carrier sheet 6 by tearing the plastic bag. For illustration purposes, the sealed bag is not shown here. For example, the user must drop blood into the reagent container 11 and mix it with the reagent 12, then apply the mixture to the test kit 17, and then the result window 18 thereof will display whether the malaria test is positive. It should be noted that similar test kits can be provided for detecting coronavirus (Covid) in nasal or throat secretions, or for detecting sexually transmitted diseases in urine.

[0059] Figure 6 The carrier sheet 6 is shown, which carries visual information 31 for prompting the user to drop finger blood into the detection evaluation area 30 and then add reagents from one or more reagent containers 11 to induce a certain visible reaction in the detection evaluation area 30.

[0060] Alternatively, the test evaluation area already has reagents, and usually the protective film covering the test evaluation area needs to be removed first, and only the body fluid needs to be provided.

[0061] Figure 7 An option for accurately evaluating color changes or color scale variations of diagnostic tests is shown, namely by using a smartphone 22 with a corresponding application (also called an app) that is programmed into the computing system of the smartphone 22. Optionally, data is exchanged via wireless communication 23 via an Internet cloud system 24. For evaluation, the field of view 25 of the smartphone's built-in camera 26 is aligned with the test evaluation area 30, e.g. Figure 6 The detection and evaluation area on the carrier sheet 6 is shown.

[0062] Figure 8 A time indicator 27 is shown on the carrier sheet 6, which displays some time delay, for example, a time delay related to the expected expiration date of the insecticide on the mesh fabric 5, or a time delay related to the expiration date of a diagnostic kit provided with the mosquito net 1. The time indicator 27 changes color or color levels over time, which is clearly visible and easy to interpret for the user.

[0063] Figure 9The carrier sheet 6 is shown carrying flexible electronic components, such as a printed electronic circuit 29 and, optionally, a photovoltaic cell 28 for powering the electronic circuit 29. Optionally, the carrier sheet 6 also carries the flexible battery. For example, the electronic components can be printed on a flexible substrate, attached to the flexible carrier sheet 6, or directly on a flexible carrier material such as a plastic film, which may be fiber-reinforced for stability. To separate the photovoltaic cell 28 from the mosquito net 1 for use, the corresponding portion of the carrier sheet 6 can be detached from the mesh fabric 5 via a detachment line 7.

[0064] The electronic circuit 29 on the carrier sheet 6 is advantageous in medical diagnosis. Figure 10 An example is given in the schematic cross-sectional view of , in which an electronic circuit 29 is used for diagnostic detection analysis. The electronic circuit 29 is electrically connected to a visual detector 33, such as a single photodiode for color detection. Alternatively, the visual detector 33 comprises an array of photodiodes, such as in the form of a miniature camera, optionally including a lens to achieve spatial resolution. The visual detector 33 is configured to detect the visual appearance of a body fluid test sample 34, typically after mixing with a reagent, at a test evaluation area 30 on the cover plate 32. The detection signal of the visual detector 33 is transmitted to the electronic circuit 29. Advantageously, the electronic circuit 29 is programmed to analyze the signal of the visual detector 33. This may include evaluating changes in color or chromaticity caused by the reagent, or evaluating the color depth and / or reflectivity of the test sample.

[0065] To facilitate the evaluation of the test sample 34, an illuminator 35, such as a light emitting diode (LED), can be optionally configured to emit light of a specific detection wavelength, which is captured by the visual detector 33 after illuminating the test sample 34. This method also allows for fluorescence detection of the test sample 34.

[0066] Another or additional option is to provide a probe 36 for measuring the physical and / or chemical properties of the body fluid sample 34 in the diagnostic detection area 30. For example, the probe 36 is used to measure conductivity. Advantageously, the system includes a combination of the visual detector 33 and the probe 36.

[0067] Optionally, to provide feedback information to the user, the electronic circuit 29 is connected to a visual indicator 37, such as a multi-colored diode.

[0068] Optionally, a button 38 is provided to allow the user to activate the detection electronic circuit 29 and possibly further communication with the electronic circuit 29 .

[0069] All the carrier sheets 6 are made of flexible materials to avoid being broken from the mesh fabric 5 .

Claims

1. A combination of a carrier sheet (6) and a mosquito net (1), wherein the mosquito net (1) comprises a mesh fabric (5) in the form of a canopy, for covering a sleeping area and providing protection for the human body against insects; The carrier sheet (6) is made of a flexible sheet, such as a fabric or a film, and has a portion, such as an edge portion, which is attached to the mesh fabric (5) by sewing, for example, The carrier sheet (6) carries a functional article, wherein the functional article is a medical diagnosis functional article used for diagnostic testing and is configured to indicate a medical diagnosis test result through diagnostic testing.

2. The combination according to claim 1, characterized in that The carrier sheet (6) carries a reagent (12) for performing diagnostic testing when the reagent (12) is mixed with human body fluid, wherein a coating area (14) is provided on the surface of the carrier sheet (6) for providing and evaluating a mixture of body fluid and reagent for diagnostic testing, and is configured to provide a visual test result after providing the body fluid mixed with the reagent on the coating area (14).

3. The combination according to claim 2, characterized in that The carrier sheet (6) is provided with a colorimetric indicator (15), which has different colors or color shades and serves as an indicator of different diagnostic test results, so that the user can compare the color or color shade of the mixture of the reagent and the body fluid with the color or color shade of the colorimetric indicator (15), and determine the diagnostic test result based on the color or color shade of the mixture compared with the colorimetric indicator (15).

4. The combination according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The detection reagent (12) is contained in a reagent container (11) and is used to be mixed with the body fluid before the body fluid and the reagent are applied together on the coating area (14).

5. The combination according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The carrier sheet (6) carries a detachable test strip (10), which has a reagent (12) and is configured to indicate a diagnostic test result after contact with a body fluid such as urine, wherein the carrier sheet (6) has a colorimetric indicator (15) for indicating different results of the diagnostic test to help the user evaluate the test result on the detachable test strip (10) by comparing it with the colorimetric indicator (15).

6. The combination according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The functional article includes an electronic circuit (29) and a visual detector (33) electrically connected to the electronic circuit (29), wherein the visual detector (33) is arranged at the coating area (14) to detect the color or color depth of the mixture of the reagent and the body fluid and transmit the corresponding electronic signal to the electronic circuit (29), and wherein the electronic circuit (29) is programmed to evaluate the received electronic signal and provide the detection result to the user as detection feedback based on the evaluation result.

7. The combination according to claim 6, characterized in that The electronic circuit includes a visual indicator (37) for feeding back the detection result to the user.

8. The combination according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that The functional items on the carrier sheet (6) include flexible photovoltaic cells (28) for powering electronic circuits (29).

9. The combination according to claim 1, characterized in that The functional article is a flexible thermometer (8) arranged on a carrier sheet (6). The flexible thermometer (8) is configured to be detachable and attached to the skin of a human body. The flexible thermometer (8) includes a temperature indicator (9) for indicating the body temperature measured by the flexible thermometer (8).

10. A combination according to any preceding claim, characterised in that The carrier sheet (6) has an edge around the periphery of the carrier sheet (6), and only a portion of the edge shorter than the edge around the periphery is attached to the mesh fabric.

11. The combination according to claim 10, characterized in that A portion of the edge is attached to the mesh fabric (5) by sewing.

12. The combination according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that A portion (6A) of the carrier sheet (6) is separated from the mesh fabric (5) by being separated along a separation line (7).

13. The combination according to claim 12, characterized in that The separation line (7) includes perforations to facilitate separation.

14. A method of manufacturing and transporting a combination according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the combination is transported from a place of production to a place of use by an end user, the method comprising: The functional article is arranged on a flexible carrier sheet (6) made of fabric or film, and only the edge area of the carrier sheet (6) is attached to the mesh fabric (5) of the mosquito net (1), rather than around the entire edge of the carrier sheet (6), to form the carrier sheet (6) on the mesh fabric (5); wherein the size of the carrier sheet (6) is at least one order of magnitude smaller than the size of the mesh fabric (5); wherein the method includes, after attaching the carrier sheet (6) carrying the functional article to the mesh fabric (5), wrapping the mesh fabric (5) around the carrier sheet (6) and the functional article so that the mesh fabric (5) provides a shock-absorbing and heat-insulating layer around the functional article, and packaging the mosquito net, the carrier sheet and the functional article in a wrapped form at the production site and sending it to the end user for use.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The functional article is a diagnostic functional article configured to diagnose a disease.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The functional article is a diagnostic test kit having reagents configured to be mixed with a bodily fluid to give an indication of a disease.

17. Use of the combination according to any one of claims 1 to 13 or the method according to any one of claims 14 to 16 for providing a diagnostic malaria test kit to an end user.

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