Core reinforcement strategy enhances the foliar stability and efficacy of electrostatic self-assembled microcapsules

Abstract

At present, it is vital to develop a stable and efficient pesticide delivery system to optimize pesticide foliar utilization, which could improve control efficacy, enhance resistance to adverse climates, and prolong foliar retention. In this study, reaction monomers methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and polycaprolactone diol (PCL) were used to synthesize a polymer network structure for loading the organic phase of pesticides in a micron-reactor, then the shell was formed by sodium lignosulfonate (SL) and didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC) through electrostatic self-assembly, resulting in self-assembled microcapsules and efficient pesticide loading, and the stability and efficacy were discussed.