The Allosperse technology was originally developed within the chemistry department of the University of Toronto in 2006 by a team of scientists working with Prof. M. Cynthia Goh. After receiving private funding, the company, Vive Crop Protections was launched to continue its work in the private sector. The company currently has 3 products that are being used Azteroid, Bifender and Fenstro. All of these products contain the Allosperse dispersal technology.(Vive Crop protections, 2015)
Our products include
AZteroid fungicide |
Bifender Insecticide |
Fenstro- Insecticide
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
This product works by dissolving negatively charged polymers in water. These like charges repel causing the polymers to spread out into the solution. Once this occurs positively charged ions are added to the mix. These ions neutralize the charge around the polymers, causing the polymers to collapse around the ions and create a kind of nano cage — the Allosperse (Vive crop protection, 2015). The nano cage surrounds the pesticide’s main ingredients and allows them to be dispersed evenly in water. Once sprayed on crops, the water droplets evaporate and the active ingredient remains to be dispersed from the particles that are left behind onto the pant. (Hamilton, 2012)
