Engineered nanomaterials for improving the nutritional quality of agricultural products: A review

Y Sun, G Zhu, W Zhao, Y Jiang, Q Wang, Q Wang… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
To ensure food safety, the current agricultural development has put forward requirements for
improving nutritional quality and reducing the harmful accumulation of agricultural …

Polyamidoamine and polyglycerol; their linear, dendritic and linear–dendritic architectures as anticancer drug delivery systems

E Mohammadifar, AN Kharat, M Adeli - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite extensive investigations in the field of cancer diagnosis and therapy in recent
decades, cancer is still the major cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world …

A β-cyclodextrin-functionalized metal–organic framework enhances the insecticidal activity of indoxacarb by affecting amino acid metabolism in red imported fire ants

L Yang, H Chen, Q Zheng, P Luo, W Yan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The invasion area of red imported fire ants (RIFAs) in China continues to expand due to
factors such as ecological changes and human activities, and the resulting damage is …

Carboxylated β-cyclodextrin anchored hollow mesoporous silica enhances insecticidal activity and reduces the toxicity of indoxacarb

L Yang, AE Kaziem, Y Lin, C Li, Y Tan, S Huang… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a pesticide controlled release system with dual response characteristics of pH
and enzyme triggering was developed. Indoxacarb (IDC) was loaded into hollow …

Pesticidal activity of nanostructured metal oxides for generation of alternative pesticide formulations

HA Ayoub, M Khairy, S Elsaid… - Journal of agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Herein, nanostructured metal oxides of essential soil nutrient elements (ie, CuO and CaO)
with definite shape and size were simply synthesized, and their pesticidal activities against …

Synthesis and characterization of silica nanostructures for cotton leaf worm control

HA Ayoub, M Khairy, FA Rashwan… - Journal of Nanostructure …, 2017 - Springer
Herein, silica nanostructures with various physicochemical characteristics were synthesized
via surfactant-assisted methods. Potent entomotoxic effects of silica nanostructures were …

Biodegradable poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) microcapsules for controlled release of trifluralin with improved photostability and herbicidal activity

L Cao, Y Liu, C Xu, Z Zhou, P Zhao, S Niu… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microencapsulation of pesticide is a promising technology to reduce the negative
environmental impact and benefit the sustainable development. Trifluralin, commonly used …

Chemical modification of commercial kaolin for mitigation of organic pollutants in environment via adsorption and generation of inorganic pesticides

M Khairy, HA Ayoub, FA Rashwan, HF Abdel-Hafez - Applied Clay Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Contamination of water supplies with different organic pollutants from industrial and
agricultural activities has received high concern recent years. Thus, efficient removal of …

Mesoporous silica-based pH/enzyme dual-response system: Nanoparticles for smart delivery of indoxacarb with improved insecticidal activity and biocompatibility

J Feng, N Wei, Z Chen, C Hou, Q Liang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) are ideal carriers for agrochemical control release
systems due to their smart environmental stimulus response by easy modification. Herein …

Nanopesticides for pest control

S Pradhan, DR Mailapalli - Sustainable agriculture reviews 40, 2020 - Springer
The excessive use of pesticides results in poor targeted delivery and off-target waste
accumulation that induces mutation in genetic make-up in the target pest, followed by …