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Original Articles

One-step microencapsulation and spraying of pesticide formulations for improved adhesion and sustained release

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Pages 649-658 | Received 25 May 2019, Accepted 04 Sep 2019, Published online: 18 Sep 2019
 

Abstract

Aim: To reduce the contamination arising from abuse of commercial pesticide formulations, the coaxial electrospray (CES) method was used for one-step microencapsulation and spraying of pesticides.

Methods: After optimisation of process parameters, polymeric microcapsules with different structures were fabricated as the carriers of azoxystrobin (AZS). For the resultant microcapsules, the sustained pesticide release was verified in vitro and the adhesion properties were investigated through a normalised rinsing test.

Results: The maximum encapsulation efficiency of the fabricated AZS-loaded microcapsules was 99.14%. Compared to commercial AZS aqueous suspension, the microcapsules fabricated by the CES method exhibited improved sustained release performance of AZS, which could be readily controlled by adjusting the shell thicknesses. Moreover, highly enhanced adhesion performance was observed for the AZS-loaded microcapsules directly sprayed in CES process.

Conclusions: The CES process is promising to be applied as a one-step microencapsulation and spraying technology for improving pesticide utilisation and reducing environmental pollution.

Disclosure statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 11722222], the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2017M622014] and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS [No. 2018491].

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