METHODS TO PRODUCE POLYMER NANOPARTICLES AND FORMULATIONS OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
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Abstract
The present invention provides a composition including a polymer nanoparticle and at least one agricultural active compound incorporated with the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle are less than 100 nm in diameter, and the polymer includes a polyelectrolyte.
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21. A composition comprising a polymer nanoparticle and at least one organic, neutral, non-ionic agricultural active compound associated with the polymer nanoparticle;
wherein; the polymer nanoparticle is less than 100 nm in diameter and cross-linked; the polymer nanoparticle comprises a collapsed, water-soluble polyelectrolyte having a molecular weight of at least about 100,000 Dalton; and the at least one organic, neutral, non-ionic, agricultural active compound is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist insecticide. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A composition comprising a polymer nanoparticle and at least one organic, neutral, non-ionic agricultural compound associated with the polymer nanoparticle;
wherein; the polymer nanoparticle is less than 100 nm in diameter and cross-linked; the polymer nanoparticle comprises a collapsed, water-soluble polyelectrolyte; the collapsed, water-soluble polyelectrolyte has a molecular weight of at least about 100,000 Dalton prior to collapse and cross-linking; and the at least one organic, neutral, non-ionic agricultural active compound is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist insecticide. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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