A functionalized fluorescent dendrimer as a pesticide nanocarrier: application in pest control

Nanoscale. 2015 Jan 14;7(2):445-9. doi: 10.1039/c4nr05733c. Epub 2014 Nov 27.

Abstract

We report the delivery of a hydrophobic pesticide, thiamethoxam, by water-soluble nanosized cationic dendrimers that contain hydrophobic dendritic polyesters and peripheral amines, demonstrated by DLS, spectral analysis and ITC. The dendrimer-based nanocarrier can efficiently deliver the pesticide into the live cells and largely increase the cytotoxicity of the drug.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Calorimetry
  • Dendrimers / chemistry*
  • Drug Carriers / chemistry*
  • Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
  • Larva / drug effects
  • Lepidoptera / drug effects
  • Lepidoptera / growth & development
  • Light
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Liver / pathology
  • Nanostructures / chemistry
  • Neonicotinoids
  • Nitro Compounds / chemistry*
  • Nitro Compounds / metabolism
  • Nitro Compounds / toxicity
  • Oxazines / chemistry*
  • Oxazines / metabolism
  • Oxazines / toxicity
  • Pesticides / chemistry*
  • Pesticides / metabolism
  • Pesticides / toxicity
  • Polyesters / chemistry
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Thiamethoxam
  • Thiazoles / chemistry*
  • Thiazoles / metabolism
  • Thiazoles / toxicity

Substances

  • Amines
  • Dendrimers
  • Drug Carriers
  • Neonicotinoids
  • Nitro Compounds
  • Oxazines
  • Pesticides
  • Polyesters
  • Thiazoles
  • Thiamethoxam