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| | Synthetic polymers furnishing controlled release of a biologically active component during degradation - Patent 4126445 |
 | | As used in the specification the term "biologically active component" is intended to mean those compounds used to inhibit, repel, exterminate or alter the activities of insects, molds, fungi, bacteria, protozoa, viruses, plants, invertebrates, worms and the like. |
 | | Generally, the biologically active component is a pesticide selected for a typical end use such as an herbicide, insecticide, miticide, rodenticide, fungicide or the like. |
 | | The pesticide or biologically active component should be one that is polymer forming; that is, it must have at least two reactive functional groups, each of which possesses a replaceable hydrogen atom or its equivalent. |
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