Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD)
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Crystallinity, basal spacing, the intercalation of the host into the guest, the plausible spatial orientation of the guest in the interlamellar of the host |
UV–Visible Spectroscopy (UV–vis)/High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
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Pesticide loading and loading efficiency of the guest, kinetic release of the pesticide from the nanopesticides |
Thermal Analysis (TGA/DTG)
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Thermal degradation behavior of the nanopesticides |
Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
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Chemical bonds or functional groups formed between the host and the guest |
Surface Area Analyzer
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Surface area and pore-size distribution of porous nanopesticides |
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
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Particles’ size and the distribution of the nanopesticides |
Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM)
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Surface morphology of the nanopesticides and their distribution |
High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscope (HRTEM)
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The internal structure of the nanopesticides and their distribution |
Direct Injection Mass Spectroscopy (DIMS)
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To confirm the presence of the guest in the interlamellar of the LH or the LDH hosts. |
Others
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Techniques such as X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED), Raman Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, (AFM), Small-Angle X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy (SAXS/SANS), etc., are also used to support that the guest is intercalated into the host for the formation of host–guest nanomaterial. |