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Targeted Delivery of Pesticides Using Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles

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  • Explains the broader principles of environmentally friendly delivery of pesticides
  • Introduces pesticides like Chlorpyrifos and biodegradable polymers like guar-gum
  • Describes advantages of biodegradable polymers in pesticide delivery
  • Describes methods of designing and characterizing nanoparticulate formulation of pesticides
  • Illustrates methods to study the release kinetics of such formulations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science (BRIEFSMOLECULAR)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 1-4
  3. Worldwide Pesticide Use

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 5-6
  4. Pesticide Application in India

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 7-9
  5. Food Contamination and Wastage by Insects

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 11-13
  6. Pesticide Formulations

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 15-23
  7. Trends and Limitations in Chemical-Based Pest Management

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 25-26
  8. Biological Control of Insect Pests

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 27-28
  9. Management of Insect Pests Using Nanotechnology: As Modern Approaches

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 29-33
  10. A Brief Overview of Nanotechnology

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 35-36
  11. Nanoparticulate Delivery Systems

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 37-57
  12. Nanoparticulate Formulations for Pesticide Applications

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 59-84
  13. Characterization and In Vitro Release Techniques for Nanoparticulate Systems

    • Arnab De, Rituparna Bose, Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar
    Pages 85-98
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 99-99

About this book

The brief is the first to focus exclusively on environmentally friendly delivery of pesticides (controlled-release nanoparticulate formulation of pesticides using biodegradable polymers as carriers). The brief also introduces pesticides like Chlorpyrifos and biodegradable polymers like guar-gum. The brief will be extremely useful to the researchers in the field of agrochemicals and will be equally useful for advanced professionals in the field of biology, chemistry, environmental biology, entomology and horticulture.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Immunology, Columbia University, New York, USA

    Arnab De

  • Department of Earth and Environmental Science, The City University of New York, New York, USA

    Rituparna Bose

  • Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

    Ajeet Kumar, Subho Mozumdar

About the authors

Prof. Subho Mozumdar, PhD (State University of New York at Buffalo) is currently Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Delhi. Widely heralded today as a leading figure in Indian nanotechnology, Prof. Mozumdar returned to India in 1998 after postdoctoral work with Prof. Larry Grossman at Johns Hopkins University. His work has resulted in multiple patents that have been bought by leading companies. He has published in leading journals in the field. In recognition of his discoveries, he recently became the Academic Editor of Plos One.

Arnab De, M.A., M.Phil, is currently a PhD candidate at Columbia University Medical Center. Before this, he was at Indiana University, Bloomington where he worked with Prof. Richard DiMarchi (Standiford H. Cox Professor of Chemistry and the Linda & Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences) to develop peptide-based prodrugs as therapeutics for diabetes. The work with Prof. DiMarchi resulted in two patents (licensed by Marcadia Biotech, recently acquired by Roche) and multiple publications in peer reviewed journals. He presented his findings in the American Peptide Symposium 2009 and received the Young Investigator’s Award. He subsequently came to Columbia University where he is developing transgenic mice to serve as potential models for autoimmune diseases.

Rituparna Bose, PhD (Indiana University, Bloomington) is currently an adjunct Assistant Professor at the City University of New York and has been interviewed as an expert in the field of biodiversity by the Times of India and Statesman, Calcutta (leading news daily in India). She serves in the Editorial Boards of multiple well known journals and is an Editor of Acta Palaeontologica Sinica (published by the Chinese Academy of Sciences) and the Associate Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Environmental Protection.

Ajeet Kumar was a graduate student with Prof. Subho Mozumdar at the University of Delhi, India.

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eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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