Design of water-in-oil emulsions for storage of microorganisms and their controlled release in aquatic ecosystems

本项目旨在改进油包水（W/O）乳化液技术，以便将微生物储存和输送到水生生态系统。这项研究的成功成果有可能改进蚊虫控制的生物方法，从而可能具有重大的健康益处；这在世界范围内可能是极其重要的。这项技术有可能应用于其他系统，从而减少对化学农药的需求。通过实验和建模，研究人员将研究能够长期储存微生物并控制其释放的配方替代方案。该研究包括开发模型来阐明配方中的水运输，以预测微生物控制释放的稳定性和速率。这项工作建立在PI以前的研究基础上，具有很强的理论基础。实验工作的结合，再加上理论模型的进一步发展，应该会提高成功的概率。

0607368VanderGheynstThis project seeks to improve water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion technology for the storage and delivery of microorganisms to aquatic ecosystems. The successful outcome from this research has the potential to improve biological methods for mosquito control and thus could have significant health benefits; this could be extremely important worldwide. The technology potentially could be applied to other systems yielding a reduction in the need for chemical pesticides. Through the use of experimentation and modeling, the researchers will investigate formulation alternatives that yield long-term storage of microorganisms and their controlled release. The research includes development of models to elucidate water transport in formulations to predict stability and rates of controlled release of microorganisms. The work builds upon the PI's previous research and has a strong theoretical foundation. The combination of experimental work, coupled with the further development of theoretical models, should enhance the probability of success.