Abstract

New sequence of microcapsules with dendritic PAMAM-based novel polyurea as shell wall material containing herbicide as a core moiety has been prepared by interfacial polymerization technique. Dendrimer-based polymeric microcapsules were fabricated with aim to study the effect of different reaction parameters such as surfactant dose, core loading, agitation speed, and amount of solvent on particle size, particle size distribution, and appearance of microcapsules. Prepared microcapsules were characterized by FTIR, thermo gravimetric analysis, particle size analysis, scanning electron microscope, and other microscopic technique. In present investigation, surfactant dose of 2.5% with 5 mL of solvent at 400 rpm was found to be optimum for fabrication of stable new polyurea microcapsules containing 1 g of core. The synthesized microcapsules with optimized parameters were evaluated quantitatively for controlled release study by gas chromatography in different environmental conditions. The highest percent release of core was found in acidic conditions compared to that of basic and least in neutral medium.

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