{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Lewicka K"],"funding":["Narodowe Centrum Nauki"],"pagination":["E2778"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7345335"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(12)"],"pubmed_abstract":["The present study aimed to develop and prepare new polymer/herbicide formulations for their potential application in environment-friendly, controlled release systems of agrochemicals. Selected biodegradable polymers, including L-Lactide/Glycolide/PEG/Terpolymer (PLAGA-PEG-PLAGA) as well as oligosaccharide-based polymers and their blend with terpolymer, were used to prepare microspheres loaded with two soil-applied herbicides. The degradation process of the obtained polymeric microspheres was evaluated based on (1) their weight loss and surface erosion and (2) the release rate of loaded metazachlor and pendimethalin. The herbicidal effectiveness of the herbicides released to the soil from microspheres was evaluated using the European Weed Research Council (EWRC) rating scale. Moreover, the "],"journal":["Materials (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pubmed_title":["PLAGA-PEG-PLAGA Terpolymer-Based Carriers of Herbicides for Potential Application in Environment-Friendly, Controlled Release Systems of Agrochemicals."],"pmcid":["PMC7345335"],"funding_grant_id":["UMO-2017/25/N/ST5/01794"],"pubmed_authors":["Dobrzynski P","Lewicka K","Rychter P"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"PLAGA-PEG-PLAGA Terpolymer-Based Carriers of Herbicides for Potential Application in Environment-Friendly, Controlled Release Systems of Agrochemicals.","description":"The present study aimed to develop and prepare new polymer/herbicide formulations for their potential application in environment-friendly, controlled release systems of agrochemicals. Selected biodegradable polymers, including L-Lactide/Glycolide/PEG/Terpolymer (PLAGA-PEG-PLAGA) as well as oligosaccharide-based polymers and their blend with terpolymer, were used to prepare microspheres loaded with two soil-applied herbicides. The degradation process of the obtained polymeric microspheres was evaluated based on (1) their weight loss and surface erosion and (2) the release rate of loaded metazachlor and pendimethalin. The herbicidal effectiveness of the herbicides released to the soil from microspheres was evaluated using the European Weed Research Council (EWRC) rating scale. Moreover, the ","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Jun","modification":"2025-04-22T19:30:08.075Z","creation":"2025-04-06T02:47:58.372Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7345335","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32575529"],"doi":["10.3390/ma13122778"]}}