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