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Tay JW, Choe DH, Mulchandani A, Rust MK. Hydrogels: From Controlled Release to a New Bait Delivery for Insect Pest Management. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2020; 113:2061-2068. [PMID: 32852040 PMCID: PMC7566487 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Here, we review the literature on the development and application of hydrogel compounds for insect pest management. Researchers have used hydrogel compounds for the past few decades to achieve the controlled release of various contact insecticides, but in recent years, hydrogel compounds have also been used to absorb and deliver targeted concentrations of toxicants within a liquid bait to manage insect pests. The highly absorbent hydrogel acts as a controlled-release formulation that keeps the liquid bait available and palatable to the target pests. This review discusses the use of various types of hydrogel compounds in pest management based on different environmental settings (e.g., agricultural, urban, and natural areas), pest systems (e.g., different taxa), and modes of insecticide delivery (e.g., spray vs bait). Due to their unique physicochemical properties, hydrogel compounds have great potential to be developed into new and efficacious pest management strategies with minimal environmental impact. We will also discuss the future research and development of hydrogels in this review.
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- Jia-Wei Tay
- Urban Entomology Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Riverside, CA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA
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Tay JW, Hoddle MS, Mulchandani A, Choe DH. Development of an alginate hydrogel to deliver aqueous bait for pest ant management. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2017; 73:2028-2038. [PMID: 28517237 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Insecticide sprays used for ant control cause environmental contamination. Liquid bait is a safe and effective alternative, but it requires bait stations to dispense the toxicant. We developed a biodegradable hydrogel to deliver liquid bait obviating the need for bait stations. RESULTS Alginate hydrogel beads with preferred rigidity and maximum hydration in 25% sucrose solution were engineered by optimizing a crosslinking process. The moisture content of the substrate on which the beads were placed and the relative atmospheric humidity significantly influenced water loss dynamics of the hydrated hydrogel beads. Laboratory choice studies indicated that hydrated hydrogel beads had reduced palatability to foraging ants when they lost ≥50% water. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) indicated that the insecticide thiamethoxam added to sucrose solution was absorbed into the hydrogel beads. Hydrogel beads conditioned in sucrose solution with 1 mg L-1 thiamethoxam provided complete control of all castes of Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Mayr) colony by 14 days post treatment in the laboratory trial and provided a 79% reduction in ant activity after 8 weeks in the field trial. CONCLUSION Alginate hydrogel beads provided an effective delivery system for liquid baits laced with low concentrations of insecticide to control Argentine ants. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jia-Wei Tay
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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Isobe T, Kofuji K, Murata Y. Characteristics of drug release from gel beads formed by hydrolysis of alginic acid into guluronic acid blocks. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2013; 61:967-70. [PMID: 23841988 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c13-00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Alginic acid (Alg) is a natural anionic polysaccharide, which consists of α-L-guluronic acid (G) and β-D-mannuronic acid (M). G-G sequence-rich chain regions, known as G-blocks (GB), are important regions for gelation of Alg using divalent cations. In this study, calcium-induced GB gel beads were prepared, and drug release profiles and degradation properties of the GB gel beads were investigated in aqueous media. The GB gel beads swelled slightly in JP XVI 1st fluid (pH 1.2), and only slight release of sodium diclofenac (DF) from the GB gel beads was observed. Disintegration of the GB gel beads was not observed in the 1st fluid. On the other hand, the GB gel beads disintegrated in JP XVI 2nd fluid (pH 6.8), and the rate of disintegration depended on the concentration of calcium chloride used to prepare the GB gel beads. The DF release profiles of the GB gel beads in the 2nd fluid could be controlled by the concentration of CaCl2 used to prepare the GB gel beads. The initial release profile of DF from GB gel beads was not consistent with the profile of disintegration. According to the Higuchi-plot of the percentage of drug content released against the square root of time, gel disintegration did not affect the release of DF from GB gel beads. It appears that a diffusion-type mechanism was responsible for DF release. We propose that the GB gel bead gel matrix is an effective medium by which to control the release of drug within the gastrointestinal tract.
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- Takashi Isobe
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Hokuriku University
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Roy A, Bajpai J, Bajpai A. Dynamics of controlled release of chlorpyrifos from swelling and eroding biopolymeric microspheres of calcium alginate and starch. Carbohydr Polym 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ross GR, Gusils C, Gonzalez SN. Microencapsulation of probiotic strains for swine feeding. Biol Pharm Bull 2009; 31:2121-5. [PMID: 18981584 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.31.2121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Probiotics are live microorganisms which have health-promoting attributes. These bacteria must overcome biological barriers, including acid in the stomach and bile in the intestine to exert beneficial effects. The encapsulation consists in a provision of an outer layer to protect the core material from damage. Microencapsulating in calcium alginate, nowadays, is being used to bacteria immobilization owing to its easy handling, nontoxic nature, and low cost. The aims of this study were to improve the microencapsulating method for probiotic bacteria and to investigate whether the material used as coating, afford an increase on strain survival under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. Lactic acid bacteria used in this work were isolated from feces of young and healthy pigs and they were selected because of their probiotic properties. Our results showed that the optimal encapsulation process was achieved using 1 : 1 (v/v) 20% non fat milk cell suspension mixed with 1.8% sodium alginate solution. Alginate capsules hardening was carried out using 0.1 m calcium chloride solution for 30 min. This microencapsulating technique could protect the probiotic bacteria against gastric environment, allowing viable cells get to the intestinal tract. So it could be a useful way to deliver these beneficial bacteria to host.
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- Gloria Romina Ross
- Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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Yegin BA, Moulari B, Durlu-Kandilci NT, Korkusuz P, Pellequer Y, Lamprecht A. Sulindac loaded alginate beads for a mucoprotective and controlled drug release. J Microencapsul 2008; 24:371-82. [PMID: 17497390 DOI: 10.1080/02652040701298153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ionotropic gelation was used to entrap sulindac into calcium alginate beads as a potential drug carrier for the oral delivery of this anti-inflammatory drug. Beads were investigated in vitro for a possible sustained drug release and their use in vivo as a gastroprotective system for sulindac. Process parameters such as the polymer concentration, polymer/drug ratio, and different needle diameter were analysed for their influences on the bead properties. Size augmented with increasing needle diameter (0.9 mm needle: 1.28 to 1.44 mm; 0.45 mm needle: 1.04 to 1.07 mm) due to changes in droplet size as well as droplet viscosity. Yields varied between 87% and 98% while sulindac encapsulation efficiencies of about 88% and 94% were slightly increasing with higher alginate concentrations. Drug release profiles exhibited a complete release for all formulations within 4 hours with a faster release for smaller beads. Sulindac loaded alginate beads led to a significant reduction of macroscopic histological damage in the stomach and duodenum in mice. Similarly, microscopic analyses of the mucosal damage demonstrated a significant mucoprotective effect of all bead formulation compared to the free drug. The present alginate formulations exhibit promising properties of a controlled release form for sulindac; meanwhile they provide a distinct tissue protection in the stomach and duodenum.
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- Betül Arica Yegin
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Hacettepe University, 06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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Sodium lauryl sulfate impedes drug release from zinc-crosslinked alginate beads: Switching from enteric coating release into biphasic profiles. Int J Pharm 2008; 350:291-300. [PMID: 17980979 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2007.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2007] [Revised: 08/16/2007] [Accepted: 09/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bressel TA, Paz AH, Baldo G, Lima EOC, Matte U, Saraiva-Pereira ML. An effective device for generating alginate microcapsules. Genet Mol Biol 2008. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000100023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Tatiana A.B. Bressel
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil; Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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The drug release profile from calcium-induced alginate gel beads coated with an alginate hydrolysate. Molecules 2007; 12:2559-66. [PMID: 18065958 DOI: 10.3390/12112559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2007] [Revised: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 11/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Calcium-induced alginate gel bead (Alg-Ca) coated with an alginate hydrolysate (Alg), e.g. the guluronic acid block (GB) was prepared and the model drug, hydrocortisone release profiles were investigated under simulated gastrointestinal conditions. Their molecular weights were one sixth or one tenth that of Alg and the diffraction patterns of the hydrolysates resembled that of Alg. The drug release rate from Alg-Ca coated with GB apparently lowered than that of Alg-Ca (coating-free) in the gastric juice (pH1.2). And the coating did not resist the disintegration of Alg-Ca in the intestinal juice (pH 6.8) and the gel erosion accelerated the drug release. On the other hand, for the coated Alg-Ca containing chitosan, the drug release showed zero-order kinetics without rapid erosion of Alg-Ca. The drug release rate from Alg-Ca was able to be controlled by the coating and modifying the composition of the gel matrix.
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Kim YJ, Park HG, Yang YL, Yoon Y, Kim S, Oh E. Multifunctional Drug Delivery System Using Starch-Alginate Beads for Controlled Release. Biol Pharm Bull 2005; 28:394-7. [PMID: 15684510 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.28.394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Utilizing starch-containing alginate beads, a novel drug delivery system (DDS) was developed. With the starch inside, the composite bead could be dried in its original bead shape and handled in the dried state. By employing alginate multi-coating strategy on the starch-alginate beads, detained or controlled release was efficiently achieved and successfully demonstrated for a model peptide drug, L-phenylalanine. The initial latent time and release rate of the drug inside the beads were able to be controlled simply by varying the number of multi-coatings. While the latent time for the initial release was negligible for non-coated starch-alginate beads, the latent times of beads coated one, two, and four times increased to 15, 30, and 70 min, respectively. Furthermore, the alginate component of the composite beads could adsorb and remove heavy metals such as lead from the body. These multifunctional beads combined with the novel coating process will greatly benefit alginate gel-based DDS.
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- Young Joo Kim
- National Genome Information Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 52 Eoeun-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejon 305-333, Korea
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