Electrospinning and nanofibers: Building drug delivery systems and potential in pesticide delivery

Flexible and efficient electrospinning technology is favored in pharmaceutical processing. Nanocarriers obtained in this way have high drug loading capacity, encapsulation, and excellent mechanical properties, thus enriching the equipment library of drug delivery systems. It is also noteworthy that the superior performance of nanofiber carriers has attracted the attention of the pesticide nanoformulation field, this technology is gradually promoting pesticide delivery systems moving to the nanoscale, which will increase the application scenarios and safety of traditional pesticides. It is a mainstream trend to obtain multi-structured fiber carriers at the microscopic level through needle modification of electrospinning equipment. In this paper, electrospinning technology and electrospun nanofiber are introduced in detail, included drug nanocarriers and multiple electrospinning methods, these are necessary and comprehensive for the expansion and translation of nanotechnology applications. More importantly, the development and challenges of electrospinning in pesticide micro/nano formulation are reviewed, and prospects were also prospected from the perspective of nanoscale pesticide formulation processing and application, all to improve the combination of electrospinning nanotechnology and plant protection.