“…Incorporation of water-insoluble functional molecules in aqueous media is industrially relevant to gain advantages from the properties of the insoluble molecular species. − However, many of these chemical substances, such as various drug molecules, essential oils, insecticides or fungicides, such as N , N -diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), , antifungal agent such as octylisothiazolinon (2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one) and many more are generally hydrophobic in nature and their solubility in water is limited, resulting in formulation challenges. , Usually, a carrier vehicle is required for these hydrophobic additives to increase their solubility and stabilize them in the solution phase . Extensive amount of research has been conducted to increase compatibility of hydrophobic materials in water with the help of carrier vehicles ranging from organic compounds to inorganic materials. − With the advent of nanotechnology, the use of nanoparticles composed of functionalized polymers or metal oxides has gained traction for solubilizing hydrophobic additives in water. − Nanoparticles have started gaining traction as functional materials in coatings and surface formulations, , promoting antibacterial activity, antireflective optical properties, magnetic and electrical properties, − vapor sensing properties, and corrosion sensing properties . Our literature search revealed that although a wide variety of inorganic , and inorganic/organic , (hybrid) nanoparticles have been used as water-compatible carriers for hydrophobic guests, use of nanoparticles composed of biobased macromolecules has not been investigated to a significant extent.…”