Bio-Based Lignin Nanocarriers Loaded with Fungicides as a Versatile Platform for Drug Delivery in Plants
Thiago O. Machado, Sebastian J. Beckers, Jochen Fischer, Beate Müller, Cláudia Sayer, Pedro Henrique Hermes de Araújo, Katharina Landfester, Frederik R. Wurm
Abstract
("Portugieser") plants on a test vineyard in Germany. The lignin NCs are of high interest as biodegradable delivery vehicles to be applied by trunk injection against the devastating fungal disease Esca but might also be promising against other fungal plant diseases.
Topics & Concepts
LigninMiniemulsionNanocarriersChemistryDrug deliveryOrganic chemistryPolymerizationPolymerLignin and Wood ChemistryPlant Surface Properties and TreatmentsEnzyme-mediated dye degradation