CONTROLLED RELEASE PARTICLES, WOOD TREATMENT AGENT, AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF

1 . Controlled release particles obtained by

dissolving a hydrophobic antibiotic compound with a hydrophobic polymerizable vinyl monomer to prepare a hydrophobic solution,

blending water with an emulsifier to prepare an aqueous emulsifier solution,

emulsifying the hydrophobic solution in the aqueous emulsifier solution, and

polymerizing the polymerizable vinyl monomer by mini-emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerization initiator, thereby producing a polymer containing an antibiotic compound and having an average particle size of below 1 μm.

2 . The controlled release particles according to claim 1 , wherein the antibiotic compound is 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate, and the polymer obtained by the mini-emulsion polymerization has a polar term δ p,polymer of 5.0 to 6.0 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ] of the solubility parameter (δ), and a hydrogen bonding term δ h,polymer of 9.0 to 9.9 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ] of the solubility parameter (δ), the solubility parameter (δ) being defined by Hansen and calculated by van Krevelen and Hoftyzer method.

3 . The controlled release particles according to claim 2 ,

wherein the polymerizable vinyl monomer contains 50 mass % or more of a first monomer, and

50 mass % or more of the first monomer has a character such that the monomer unit composing the polymer obtained from the first monomer has a polar term δ p,1st monomer unit(s) of 5.6 to 6.0 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ] of the solubility parameter (δ), and a hydrogen bonding term δ h,1st monomer unit(s) of 9.2 to 9.9 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ] of the solubility parameter (δ).

4 . The controlled release particles according to claim 3 , wherein the first monomer contains methyl methacrylate and/or ethylene glycol dimethacrylate.

5 . The controlled release particles according to claim 1 , wherein the antibiotic compound is at least 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate and propiconazole.

6 . A wood treatment agent containing controlled release particles,

wherein the controlled release particles are obtained by

dissolving at least 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate and propiconazole, which are hydrophobic, with a hydrophobic polymerizable vinyl monomer to prepare a hydrophobic solution,

blending water with an emulsifier to prepare an aqueous emulsifier solution,

emulsifying the hydrophobic solution in the aqueous emulsifier solution,

polymerizing the polymerizable vinyl monomer by mini-emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerization initiator, thereby producing a polymer having an average particle size of below 1 μm and containing at least 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate and propiconazole.

7 . The controlled release particles according to claim 1 , wherein the antibiotic compound is 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate,

the aqueous emulsifier solution is an aqueous emulsifier/polyvinyl alcohol solution prepared by blending water with an emulsifier and polyvinyl alcohol, and

the polymer obtained by mini-emulsion polymerization has a polar term δ p,polymer of 5.0 to 7.0 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ] of the solubility parameter (δ) and a hydrogen bonding term δ h,polymer of 8.0 to 10.0 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ] of the solubility parameter (δ), the solubility parameter (δ) being defined by Hansen and calculated by van Krevelen and Hoftyzer method.

8 . The controlled release particles according to claim 7 , wherein the 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate content relative to the controlled release particles is 10 to 50 mass %.

9 . A method for producing controlled release particles comprising the steps of

dissolving a hydrophobic antibiotic compound with a hydrophobic polymerizable vinyl monomer to prepare a hydrophobic solution,

blending water with an emulsifier to prepare an aqueous emulsifier solution,

emulsifying the hydrophobic solution in the aqueous emulsifier solution, and

polymerizing the polymerizable vinyl monomer in the emulsified hydrophobic solution by mini-emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerization initiator, thereby producing a polymer containing an antibiotic compound and having an average particle size of below 1 μm.

10 . The method for producing controlled release particles according to claim 9 ,

wherein the antibiotic compound is 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate,

the polymer obtained by mini-emulsion polymerization has a polar term δ p,polymer of the solubility parameter (δ) of 5.0 to 6.0 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ] and a hydrogen bonding term δ h,polymer of the solubility parameter (δ) of 9.0 to 9.9 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ], the solubility parameter (δ) being defined by Hansen and calculated by van Krevelen and Hoftyzer method.

11 . The method for producing controlled release particles according to claim 9 , wherein the antibiotic compound is at least 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate and propiconazole.

12 . The method for producing controlled release particles according to claim 9 , wherein the antibiotic compound is 3-iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate,

in the step of preparing an aqueous emulsifier solution, water is blended with an emulsifier and polyvinyl alcohol to prepare an aqueous emulsifier/polyvinyl alcohol solution,

in the step of emulsifying the hydrophobic solution in the aqueous emulsifier solution, the hydrophobic solution is emulsified in the aqueous emulsifier/polyvinyl alcohol solution, and

the polymer obtained by mini-emulsion polymerization has a polar term δ p,polymer of 5.0 to 7.0 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ] of the solubility parameter (δ) and a hydrogen bonding term δ h,polymer of 8.0 to 10.0 [(J/cm 3 ) 1/2 ] of the solubility parameter (δ), the solubility parameter (δ) being defined by Hansen and calculated by van Krevelen and Hoftyzer method.