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JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART A-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
卷 46, 期 9, 页码 847-859出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10601320903077976
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Biopolymer; hydrogel; swelling; insecticide; controlled release
In the present study biopolymeric beads of sodium alginate and gelatin were prepared by employing CaCl2 as a crosslinking agent. A series of such microspheres of different compositions were prepared by varying the amounts of sodium alginate, gelatin and CaCl2 in the feed mixture. The beads were loaded with an insecticide like cypermethrin. The prepared loaded and unloaded beads were characterized by FTIR spectral and Environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) techniques, to gain insight into the molecular structure and morphology of beads, respectively. The swelling experiments were performed for different composition of beads and at varying pH and temperature of the swelling media. The swelling controlled release of insecticide was also investigated for 8 days in bi-distilled water as a release medium. The release experiments were performed under the static and varying experimental conditions and the data obtained were fitted to Fick's equation to evaluate diffusion coefficients of insecticide. The results were further analyzed by Fick's power law equation, and the possible mechanisms of the insecticide release were explored at different experimental conditions. Soil-pot experiments were also performed to demonstrate the applicability of the present controlled release technique to agricultural fields.
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