Changcheng An, Bingna Huang, Jiajun Jiang, Xinyue Wang, Ningjun Li, Huihui Liu, Yue Shen, Changjiao Sun, Shenshan Zhan, Xingye Li, Chong Wang, Zhanghua Zeng, Haixin Cui, Qingjun Wu, Youjun Zhang, Zhiling Guo, Peng Zhang, Iseult Lynch, Jin-Ming Gao, Yan Wang
Developing an environmentally friendly and safe nanodelivery system is crucial to improve the efficacy of pesticides and minimize environmental and health risks. However, preparing a completely water-based nanopesticide without using harmful solvents is a technical challenge. In this study, a water-based nanodelivery pesticide system was constructed to improve the efficacy and safety of Emamectin Benzoate (EB). A specific surfactant, 29-(4-(5-hydroxynonan-5-yl)phenoxy)-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27-nonaoxanonacosan-1-ol (SurEB) was designed and synthesized to form a water-based nanodelivery system (EBWNS) with EB...
December 22, 2023: ACS Nano