Targeted Delivery of Pesticides Using Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles
The brief is the first to focus exclusively on environmentally friendly delivery of pesticides (controlled-release nanoparticulate formulation of pesticides using biodegradable polymers as carriers). The brief also introduces pesticides like Chlorpyrifos
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Arnab De Rituparna Bose Ajeet Kumar Subho Mozumdar
Targeted Delivery of Pesticides Using Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles
SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science
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Arnab De Rituparna Bose Ajeet Kumar Subho Mozumdar •
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Targeted Delivery of Pesticides Using Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles
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Arnab De Department of Immunology Columbia University New York, NY USA
Ajeet Kumar Subho Mozumdar Department of Chemistry University of Delhi Delhi India
Rituparna Bose Department of Earth and Environmental Science The City University of New York New York, NY USA
ISSN 2191-5407 ISBN 978-81-322-1688-9 DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-1689-6
ISSN 2191-5415 (electronic) ISBN 978-81-322-1689-6 (eBook)
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Dedicated to late Professor Larry Grossman, Distinguished Professor and ex-Chairman, Department of Biochemistry, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Preface
Pesticides have revolutionized life on this planet; however, they have also proven to be toxic for human health and environment. Indeed, the extent and severity of
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