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Jun Cen1, Linhuai Li1, Lingling Huang1
1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University Guiyang China gqjiang@163.com.
Abstract:
This study aimed to achieve the controlled-release of bioactive ingredients in microcapsule pesticide delivery systems. A photothermal controlled-release microcapsule pesticide delivery system was constructed using chitosan and polydopamine (PDA) as the wall materials to encapsulate avermectin. All the prepared microcapsules were characterized by the methods of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The slow-release, UV-shielding, photothermal performance, and the nematicidal activity of the prepared microcapsules were also systematically investigated. The results indicated that the prepared microcapsules had excellent slow-release and UV-shielding performance when further encapsulated with the PDA layer relative to those of the non-PDA-encapsulated products. The photothermal sensitivity of the AVM@CS/CMA/PDA composite microcapsule under the irradiation of near-infrared light (NIR) was dramatically enhanced with the photothermal conversion efficiency (η) of 14.93%. Furthermore, the nematicidal activity of the AVM@CS/CMA/PDA composite microcapsule system was effectively improved on exposure to the irradiation of a light-emitting diode (LED) full-spectrum light. The strategies used in this study for developing the photothermal controlled-release pesticide delivery system might play an important role on improving utilization of pesticides.
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