Perspectives in the design of zein-based polymeric delivery systems with programmed wear down for sustainable agricultural applications

de Oliveira, 2014, Application of nanotechnology for the encapsulation of botanical insecticides for sustainable agriculture: prospects and promises, Biotechnol. Adv., 32, 1550, 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.10.010 Kohler, 2013, Wildlife ecotoxicology of pesticides: can we track effects to the population level and beyond?, Science, 341, 759, 10.1126/science.1237591 Paliwal, 2014, Zein in controlled drug delivery and tissue engineering, J. Contr. Release, 189C, 108, 10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.06.036 Luo, 2014, Zein-based micro- and nano-particles for drug and nutrient delivery: a review, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 131, 40696, 10.1002/app.40696 2015, 272 Patel, 2014, Zein as a source of functional colloidal nano- and microstructures, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci., 19, 450, 10.1016/j.cocis.2014.08.001 Shukla, 2001, Zein: the industrial protein from corn, Ind. Crop. Prod., 13, 171, 10.1016/S0926-6690(00)00064-9 Perlatti, 2013, Polymeric nanoparticle-based insecticides: a controlled release purpose for agrochemicals Peñalva, 2015, Zein nanoparticles for oral folic acid delivery, J. Drug Deliv. Sci. Technol., 30, 450, 10.1016/j.jddst.2015.06.012 Soltani, 2015, Gelation characteristics of the sugar beet pectin solution charged with fish oil-loaded zein nanoparticles, Food Hydrocolloids, 43, 664, 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.07.030 Prasad, 2017, Zein nanoparticles uptake and translocation in hydroponically grown sugar cane plants, J. Agric. Food Chem. Ristroph, 2017, Zein nanoparticles uptake by hydroponically grown soybean plants, Environ. Sci. Technol., 51, 14065, 10.1021/acs.est.7b03923 Sekhon, 2014, Nanotechnology in agri-food production: an overview, Nanotechnol. Sci. Appl., 7, 31, 10.2147/NSA.S39406 MacCormack, 2013, Emerging threats to fishes: engineered organic nanomaterials, 439, 10.1016/B978-0-12-398254-4.00009-1 Wang, 2008, Topography and biocompatibility of patterned hydrophobic/hydrophilic zein layers, Acta Biomater., 4, 844, 10.1016/j.actbio.2008.01.017 Zhang, 2011, Effect of acid and base treatments on structural, rheological, and antioxidant properties of α-zein, Food Chem., 124, 210, 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.06.019 Guo, 2013, Nonredundant function of zeins and their correct stoichiometric ratio drive protein body formation in maize endosperm, Plant Physiol., 162, 1359, 10.1104/pp.113.218941