Controlled Release of Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Controlled Release: Benefits vs. Risks....Pages 1-3
Experimental Approaches for Achieving Both Zero-Order and Modulated Controlled Release from Polymer Matrix Systems....Pages 5-15
Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Gentamicin Release from a Prosthetic Heart Valve....Pages 17-37
Controlled Drug Release from Polymeric Matrices Involving Moving Boundaries....Pages 39-48
Anthracycline-DNA Complexes as Slow-Release Preparations in the Treatment of Acute Leukemia....Pages 49-65
Biological Activities and Targeting of Soluble Macromolecules....Pages 67-78
Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Control of Steroid Release from a Cortisol — Polyglutamic Acid Sustained Release System....Pages 79-98
Potential Delivery of Contraceptive Agents to the Female Reproductive Tract....Pages 99-109
Release of Drugs from IUDs Using an Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Matrix....Pages 111-124
Fibrous Polymers for the Delivery of Contraceptive Steroids to the Female Reproductive Tract....Pages 125-146
Controlled Release of Metribuzin, 2,4-D, and Model Aromatic Amines from Polysaccharides and Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)....Pages 147-158
Synthesis and Properties of Urea Formaldehyde Resins Generating 2,6-Dichlorobenzonitrile....Pages 159-170
Polymers Containing Pendent Insecticides....Pages 171-190
Antifouling Polymers: Room-Temperature-Curing Organotin Polymers....Pages 191-201
Synthesis and Properties of New Copolymers and Terpolymers with Pendent Organotin Moieties....Pages 203-218
Characterization of Bioactive Organotin Polymers: Fractionation and Determination of MW by SEC-GFAA....Pages 219-238
Controlled-Release Organotin Pesticides Biochemistry : Toxicology : Environmental Factors....Pages 239-244
Optimal Formulations with Phantolid for Extending the Duration of Effectiveness of Trimedlure and Methyl ( E )-6-Nonenoate as Attractants to Male Mediterranean Fruit Flies....Pages 245-257
Controlled-Release Formulations and Their Use in Insect Crop Protection....Pages 259-274
Controlled Release Temephos: Laboratory and Field Evaluations....Pages 275-285
TRI-n-Butyltin Fluoride as a Controlled-Release Mosquito Larvicide....Pages 287-294
Fermentation Per Se as a Biological Slow Delivery Mechanism for Releasing Cofactors of Fruit Fly Attractants....Pages 295-301
Implantable Systems for Delivery of Insect Growth Regulators to Livestock.II....Pages 303-310
Sustained-Release Systems for Livestock Pest Control....Pages 311-318
Controlled-Release Feed Additives for Ruminants: I. Cellulose-Based Coating Compositions for Rumen-Stable Nutrients....Pages 319-331
Back Matter....Pages 333-340