Carbon nanodot technology hopes to improve biopesticide use
Farmers weekly
2025.08.13
Carbon nanodot technology, originally developed for the healthcare industry, could make biopesticides more stable and effective, believes a UK tech start-up.
Carbon nanodots are ultra-small, biodegradable particles that enable precise, species-specific targeting in plants.
Traditionally used in medical and biotech applications, these nanodots are being repurposed to overcome key challenges in ribonucleic acid-based (RNA) biopesticides, such as poor stability, delivery and cellular uptake.
Carbon nanodot technology, originally developed for the healthcare industry, could make biopesticides more stable and effective, believes a UK tech start-up.
Carbon nanodots are ultra-small, biodegradable particles that enable precise, species-specific targeting in plants.
Traditionally used in medical and biotech applications, these nanodots are being repurposed to overcome key challenges in ribonucleic acid-based (RNA) biopesticides, such as poor stability, delivery and cellular uptake.
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