Electrolyte and pH-sensitive amphiphilic alginate: synthesis, self-assembly and controlled release of acetamiprid

• Published in: RSC advances Vol. 8; no. 56; pp. 32193 - 32199
• Main Authors: Tang, Yiyuan, Chen, Kai, Li, Jiacheng, Feng, Yuhong, Yu, Gaobo, Wang, Longzheng, Zhao, Xinyu, Peng, Yang, Zhang, Quan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 01.01.2018; The Royal Society of Chemistry
• Subjects: Alginates; Chemical synthesis; Chemistry; Controlled release; Efficiency; Encapsulation; Fourier transforms; Infrared spectroscopy; Micelles; NMR spectroscopy; Pesticides; Photon correlation spectroscopy; Reaction kinetics; Scattering; Self-assembly; Transmission electron microscopy

In this study, a pH-responsive amphiphilic alginate (Ugi-Alg) was synthesized Ugi reaction without using a catalyst. The structure of Ugi-Alg was confirmed by FT-IR and H NMR spectroscopy. Amphiphilic alginate can form micelles in an aqueous medium due to it's amphiphilic nature.. The impacts o...