Preparation and properties of carboxymethyl chitosan-castor oil-based polyurethane pesticide sustained-release microspheres
Carboxymethyl chitosan(CMCS)-castor oil(CO)-based polyurethane(PU)microspheres(CO-CMCS-PU)were prepared from self-emulsification of CMCS,CO and isophorone diisocyanate(IPDI),and avermectin(AVM)drug-loaded microspheres(CO-CMCS-PU@AVM)were obtained by molecular self-assembly.The structure and morphology of the products obtained were characterized by FTIR,1HNMR,SEM and TGA,while the encapsulation efficiency,slow-release performance,anti-ultraviolet performance,leaf contact angle and adhesion performance of drug-loaded microspheres with different drug doasage were explored.The results showed that,compared with AVM dispersion,AVM-loaded microspheres solutions exhibited good ultraviolet resistance with an increased AVM retention rate of over 43%after ultraviolet irradiation,good adhesion and wettability on cucumber leaves with a decrease in the contact angle on cucumber leave by>21%and an increase in retention capacity by>40%,and good slow-release and pH-responsive release performance with the encapsulation efficiency>82%.The drug release behavior conformed to the First-order kinetic model and Korsmeyer Peppas model,while the drug release was controlled by Fickian diffusion.