Solid-State Encapsulation of Urea via Mechanochemistry-Driven Engineering of Metal–Phenolic Networks
Omid Mazaheri,
Ali Zavabeti,
Rebecca V. McQuillan
et al.
Abstract:Controlled-release fertilizers (CRFs) are sustainable
alternatives
as they can increase crop yield and minimize environmental contamination
associated with conventional fertilizers. However, there remains a
demand for the development of CRFs with high biocompatibility, and
tunable morphologies and mechanical properties. Herein, a solvent-free
mechanochemical method is developed for synthesizing urea-encapsulated
metal–phenolic networks (urea–MPN matrices) as CRFs.
The matrices exhibit tunable mechanical resist… Show more
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