Abstract: Provided herein is a composition comprising a Pickering emulsion comprising a plurality of core-shell particles encapsulating a microbial cell and/or a spore thereof. Furthermore, a method for controlling a pest on or within a plant or at the area under cultivation is provided.

Abstract: A composition comprising modified multifunctional inorganic particles is provided. An article or composite comprising a thermoplastic polymer or a plurality of immiscible polymers and the modified particles homogenously distributed therewithin is provided. Further, a method for preparing the composites is provided.

Abstract: A composition comprising an emulsion comprising a plurality of core-shell particles is provided. Furthermore, an insecticidal composition and use thereof so as to prevent or arrest growth of an insect or aphid is also provided. Further, a method for preventing or inhibiting growth of an insect or aphid on a plant or within the area under cultivation is provided.

Abstract: A composition comprising an emulsion comprising a plurality of particles is provided. An article comprising a substrate, and a plurality of particles comprising a core and a shell, wherein the plurality of particles are in the form of a coating layer on the substrate is provided. Further, a method for coating a substrate is provided.

Abstract: A composition comprising an emulsion comprising a plurality of particles is provided. An article comprising a substrate, and a plurality of particles comprising a core and a shell, wherein the plurality of particles are in the form of a coating layer on the substrate is provided. Further, a method for coating a substrate, and a method for preparing the composition are provided.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for creating a large-scale of amphiphilic particles. The method includes: adding nanoparticles into a polycarbonate-based solution, adding a surfactant into the solution while performing ultra-sonication to generate polymer precipitation, creating at least one microsphere with the nanoparticles embedded onto it, subjecting the exposed hemisphere of the embedded nanoparticles to a further amphiphilic particles related modification, and dissolving the at least one microsphere in a polycarbonate-based solution in order to free said embedded nanoparticles from the at least one microsphere.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for creating a large-scale of amphiphilic particles. The method includes: adding nanoparticles into a polycarbonate-based solution, adding a surfactant into the solution while performing ultra-sonication to generate polymer precipitation, creating at least one microsphere with the nanoparticles embedded onto it, subjecting the exposed hemisphere of the embedded nanoparticles to a further amphiphilic particles related modification, and dissolving the at least one microsphere in a polycarbonate-based solution in order to free said embedded nanoparticles from the at least one microsphere.