In this work, a pH-responsively
controlled-release chlorpyrifos
(PRCRC) was developed using a nanosystem consisting of chlorpyrifos
(CPF), polydopamine (PDA), attapulgite (ATP), and calcium alginate
(CA). Therein, CPF was adsorbed in the nanonetwork-structured PDA-modified
ATP (PA) to obtain CPF-PA through hydrogen bonds and electrostatic
attraction. Subsequently, CPF-PA combined with CA to form porous CPF-PA-CA
hydrogel spheres (actually PRCRC) through cross-linking reaction,
wherein PA acted as the skeleton. PRCRC spheres tended to collapse
in alkaline solution and promoted the release of CPF, thus displayed
a good pH-responsively controlled release performance, which was proved
by the control efficacy test on grubs. Besides, the system could effectively
protect CPF molecules from degradation under ultraviolet light. Importantly,
the PA-CA hydrogel possessed a benign biocompatibility on Escherichia coli and foxtail millet, showing a high
biosafety. Therefore, this work provides a promising approach to improve
the utilization efficiency and prolong duration of pesticide, which
might have a huge potential application prospect.