Nano-based smart pesticide formulations: Emerging opportunities for agriculture

S Kumar, M Nehra, N Dilbaghi, G Marrazza… - Journal of Controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
The incorporation of nanotechnology as a means for nanopesticides is in the early stage of
development. The main idea behind this incorporation is to lower the indiscriminate use of …

Advances in controlled release pesticide formulations: Prospects to safer integrated pest management and sustainable agriculture

A Singh, N Dhiman, AK Kar, D Singh, MP Purohit… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
As the world is striving hard towards sustainable agricultural practices for a better tomorrow,
one of the primary focuses is on effective pest management for enhanced crop productivity …

Eco-friendly polyvinyl alcohol/carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogels reinforced with graphene oxide and bentonite for enhanced adsorption of methylene blue

H Dai, Y Huang, H Huang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Eco-friendly polyvinyl alcohol/carboxymethyl cellulose (isolated from pineapple peel)
hydrogels reinforced with graphene oxide and bentonite were prepared as efficient …

Micro-/nano-carboxymethyl cellulose as a promising biopolymer with prospects in the agriculture sector: a review

R Saberi Riseh, M Gholizadeh Vazvani… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increase in the population rate has increased the demand for safe and quality food
products. However, the current agricultural system faces many challenges in producing …

[HTML][HTML] Foliage adhesion and interactions with particulate delivery systems for plant nanobionics and intelligent agriculture

R Grillo, BD Mattos, DR Antunes, MML Forini… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
The constantly increasing global food demand galvanizes innovative agricultural actions
aimed to transcend current production levels. The predicted near-future food security …

Cellulose based materials for controlled release formulations of agrochemicals: A review of modifications and applications

L Pang, Z Gao, H Feng, S Wang, Q Wang - Journal of Controlled Release, 2019 - Elsevier
Controlled release formulations (CRFs) of agrochemicals have been attracted considerable
attention due to their friendliness to environment. The commercial supporting materials for …

Synthesis of a pH-responsive nano-cellulose/sodium alginate/MOFs hydrogel and its application in the regulation of water and N-fertilizer

Y Wang, H Shaghaleh, YA Hamoud, S Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to circumvent the water eutrophication caused by nitrogen loss in agriculture, slow-
release and high-water containing fertilizers have captured much attention. Considering the …

Mussel-inspired self-adhesive, antidrying, and antifreezing poly (acrylic acid)/bentonite/polydopamine hybrid glycerol-hydrogel and the sensing application

L Wu, L Li, M Qu, H Wang, Y Bin - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrogel has great application prospect in the field of flexible wearable devices; however,
its poor antifreezing and antidrying properties hinder its applications in wearable devices …

Fabrication of a pH-responsively controlled-release pesticide using an attapulgite-based hydrogel

Y Xiang, G Zhang, C Chen, B Liu, D Cai… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In this work, a pH-responsively controlled-release chlorpyrifos (PRCRC) was developed
using a nanosystem consisting of chlorpyrifos (CPF), polydopamine (PDA), attapulgite …

Multifunctional manganese-based carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogels for pH-triggered pesticide release and enhanced fungicidal activity

C Xu, L Cao, M Bilal, C Cao, P Zhao, H Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) has emerged as a promising biopolymer carrier for
controlled release formulations of pesticide. In this study, manganese-based carboxymethyl …