Spray deposition on coffee leaves from airblast sprayers with and without electrostatic charge

Impact of electrostatic and conventional sprayers characteristics on dispersion of barrier spray.

A study was conducted to analyze the performance of 3 electrostatic (Electrolon BP-2.5, Spectrum Electrostatic 4010, and Spectrum Electrostatic head on a Stihl 420) and 2 conventional (Buffalo Turbine CSM2 and Stihl 420) sprayers for barrier sprays to suppress an adult mosquito population in an enclosed area. Sprayer characteristics such as charge-mass ratio, air velocity, flow rate, and drople...

Canopy penetration and deposition of barrier sprays from electrostatic and conventional sprayers.

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the usefulness of electrostatic and conventional sprayers for barrier applications. Two conventional and three electrostatic sprayers were used in the study. Usefulness of the sprayers was rated based on penetration of spray into and deposition onto 2 sides of leaves on natural vegetation. Bifenthrin (Talstar adulticide) was applied at labeled ...

Electrostatic Spray Deposition-Based Manganese Oxide Films—From Pseudocapacitive Charge Storage Materials to Three-Dimensional Microelectrode Integrands

In this study, porous manganese oxide (MnOx) thin films were synthesized via electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) and evaluated as pseudocapacitive electrode materials in neutral aqueous media. Very interestingly, the gravimetric specific capacitance of the ESD-based electrodes underwent a marked enhancement upon electrochemical cycling, from 72 F∙g-1 to 225 F∙g-1, with a concomitant improvemen...

Transforming growth factor-beta1 release from a porous electrostatic spray deposition-derived calcium phosphate coating.

This study evaluated the utilization of a porous coating, derived with electrostatic spray deposition (ESD), as a carrier material for transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1). A porous beta-tricalcium phosphate coating was deposited with ESD, and 10 ng of (125) I-labeled TGF-beta1 was loaded on the substrates. A burst release during the first hour of incubation of >90% was observed, in eit...

Calcium phosphate films deposited by electrostatic spray deposition and an evaluation of their bioactivity