University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated

Icar-central Citrus Research Institute

Indian Institute Technology Roorkee

Santra, Swadeshmukul

Swadeshmukul Santra

Soumitra Kar

Peng Zhang

James Turkson

Jon Paul Dobson

Weihong Tan

Rovelyn Tapec

Glenn A Walter

Brij M Moudgil

Paul Howard Holloway

Huabei Jiang

Edward William Scott

Parvesh Sharma

Stephen R Grobmyer

Parthiban Rajasekaran

Qizhi Zhang

Scott Chang Brown

Robert A Mericle

Heesun Yang

Mikaeel Young

Jeremy Tharkur

Tyler Maxwell

Megan Berroth

Niclas Bengtsson

Christopher D Batich

Swaminathan Rajaraman

Woo Hyoung Lee

Astha Malhotra

Joshua J Bazata

Ashwani Kumar Sharma

Subir Kumar Sabui

Jessie T Stanley

Ali Ozcan

Eric Eskioglu

Maria Gabriela Nogueira Campos

Dilip K Ghosh

Smruti Das

Padmavathy Tallury

Yunjun Xu

Sunil Kokane

Roseline Menezes

Pranav Kumar

Jon Dobson

Described herein are devices, systems and methods for delivering therapeutic compositions to plants. Specifically exemplified herein is a device comprising a plurality of microneedles for creating pores in an effective area of a target plant and then applying a second device loaded with the therapeutic composition. The microneedle device is designed to impart pores that allow for access of the therapeutic composition to the plant vascular system including phloem.

Phloem-based delivery of therapeutics

Compositions and methods for systemic delivery of at least one cargo in a vascular plant. Compositions may include at least one cargo delivery particle, having a core and a shell; and at least one cargo disposed on the shell. The core may include at least one micronutrient. The shell may include a coating material. The at least one cargo delivery particle may have a size of less than about 10 nanometers. Methods may include administering an effective amount of the compositions to a plant.

Compositions and methods for systemic delivery of cargos in vascular plants

A method for preparing a light sensitive particle that uses at least one metal precursor material and at least one dopant precursor material mixed in solution absent a surfactant. Upon an optional adjustment of pH to about 3 to about 6, a light-sensitive particle comprising a metal-dopant material may be formed and separated from the solution. The light-sensitive particle may comprise a Q-dot particle. Also described are the particles themselves.

Light-selective particles, related methods and related applications

Embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to compositions including a vacancy-engineered (VE)-ZnO nanocomposite, methods of making a composition, methods of using a composition, and the like.

Compositions including a vacancy-engineered (VE)-ZnO nanocomposite, methods of making the compositions and methods of using the compositions

Surfactant-free light-selective core-shell particles, related methods and related applications

A composition comprising a chelate-based ternary complex is useful for: (1) at least in-part disabling existing populations of microorganisms; and (2) at least in-part inhibiting growth of new microorganism populations. The chelate-based ternary complex comprises a hydrogen peroxide component, a plant compatible growth promoter component and a divalent zinc ion component. The plant compatible growth promoter component may comprise a urea component or a gluconate component or a salicylate component.

Agrichemical compositions and methods of making and using same

A silica-based nanoformulation and method is used to treat citrus canker, inhibit the growth of mold and mildew, and add nutrients to soil used for agricultural purposes. The nanotechnology-enabled copper-loaded, silica nanoformulation (CuSiNP/NG) design is a 'revolutionary re-invention' of Cu for safe application because it provides a formulation with maximum abundance of ionic Cu, provides sustained and optimal Cu ion release for long-term disease protection, better adherence to plant surfaces and structural surfaces due to gel-based nanostructure of CuSiNG, thus avoiding multiple spray applications and reducing the amount of Cu used in comparison to existing Cu compounds without compromising antibacterial activity. Thus, the silica-based nanoformulation releases copper in non-toxic quantities to the environment and the silica matrix provides an environmentally safe host material with a flexible design that is optimized to provide specific antifungal and antibacterial remediation using infrequent applications.

Silica-based antibacterial and antifungal nanoformulation

The present invention relates to, inter alia, a composition, a nanocomposite material, and a method for preparing the nanocomposite material. The nanocomposite material includes: a dielectric-silver nanocomposite material, the dielectric-silver nanocomposite material including a silver nanoparticle having a silver ion, and a dielectric material encapsulating the silver nanoparticle, where the silver ion chelates with a matrix of the dielectric material, and a surface plasmon band absorption of the dielectric-silver nanocomposite material lies outside a range of a visible region.

Synthesis and characterization of antimicrobial non-color forming silver-silica nanocomposite

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to organo-silica based composite materials, methods of making the organo-silica based composite material, methods of using the organo-silica based composite material, and the like.

Non-phytotoxic composite polymer film barrier as a repellent for controlling infection

Embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to compositions including a copper/silica nanocomposite and a polymer, methods of making a composition, methods of using a composition, and the like.

Compositions, methods of making a composition, and methods of use

A stabilized chitosan-based nanoparticle is provided having a chitosan polymer and a hydrophilic dispersing agent. In the stabilized nanoparticle, chains of the chitosan polymer electrostatically interact with chains of the hydrophilic dispersing agent to form an entangled network between the chitosan polymer and the hydrophilic dispersing agent. The stabilized chitosan-based nanoparticle has optimal particle integrity and stability properties under physiological conditions.

Stabilized chitosan-based nanoparticles and methods for making the same

Embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to compositions including a silver/silica nanocomposite, methods of making a silver/silica nanocomposite, methods of using a silver/silica nanocomposite, and the like.

Ag loaded silica nanoparticle/nanogel formulation, methods of making, and methods of use

An activatable nanoprobe is provided having a core component and an active agent associated with the core component via a bond configured to be cleaved upon exposure to an endogenous compound.

Activatable nanoprobes for intracellular drug delivery

Compositions including a vacancy-engineered(VE)-ZnO nanocomposite, methods of making a composition , method of using a composition

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Swadeshmukul Santra