Pursuing green and efficient agriculture from molecular assembly: a review of solid-state forms on agrochemicals

Y **ao, C Wu, P Cui, L Zhou, Q Yin - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Achieving rapid global agricultural development while maintaining ecological harmony is a
major challenge of the new millennium. Meeting this challenge requires the development of …

Advanced supramolecular self-assembly for lifecycle-optimized agrochemical delivery

Y **ao, C Wu, M Han, P Chen, L Zhou, Q Yin - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Agriculture, vital for national economies, relies heavily on agrochemicals for crop protection.
However, their misuse and overuse pose economic and ecological challenges and health …

Recent advances in polymorph discovery methods of organic crystals

C Yao, S Zhang, L Wang, X Tao - Crystal Growth & Design, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Polymorphism, the ability of the same substance to crystallize in more than one crystal
structure, is a common phenomenon in organic crystals, influencing the physicochemical …

Imidacloprid crystal polymorphs for disease vector control and pollinator protection

X Zhu, CT Hu, B Erriah, L Vogt-Maranto… - Journal of the …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Imidacloprid, the world's leading insecticide, has been approved recently for controlling
infectious disease vectors; yet, in agricultural settings, it has been implicated in the …

Crystallization and Polymorphism under Nanoconfinement

N Fellah, IJC Dela Cruz, BG Alamani… - Crystal Growth & …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Crystallization outcomes, polymorph stability rankings, and phase transformation pathways
can be significantly altered when crystallization is restricted to dimensions below 1 μm. In …

Ritonavir revisited: Melt crystallization can easily find the late-appearing polymorph II and unexpectedly discover a new polymorph III

S Li, B Liu, Z Chen, X Ou, H Rong… - Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Identification of a thermodynamically stable polymorph is an important step in the early stage
of drug development. Ritonavir (RIT) is a well-known case where the most stable polymorph …

Green and efficient delivery of pesticides throughout their life cycle via cooperative solid and solution self-assembly

Y **ao, C Wu, S Feng, M Chen, H Cao, K Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Addressing the economic and environmental challenges posed by non-target losses
throughout the pesticide life cycle necessitates a simple, yet effective strategy. In this work, a …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal engineering in the development of improved pesticide products

X Niu, R Yang, H Zhang, J Yang - Advanced Agrochem, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Pesticides might be the only group of poisonous chemicals that are widely sprayed into the
environment, but the use of pesticides is inevitable for crop protection and infectious disease …

Current trends and advancements in crystallization and single-crystal structural analysis of small molecules

Y **ao, C Wu, L Zhou, P Commins, L Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The advancement of single-crystal structural analysis has emerged as a pivotal technology
surpassing spectroscopic methods in revealing the intricate structural details of organic …

Insect cuticle and insecticide development

Y Ren, Y Li, Y Ju, W Zhang… - Archives of Insect …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Insecticide resistance poses a significant challenge, diminishing the effectiveness of
chemical insecticides. To address this global concern, the development of novel and …