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Layered Double Hydroxides in Bioinspired Nanotechnology
Giuseppe PrestopinoGiuseppe ArrabitoPier Gianni MedagliaRiccardo Pezzillisubject
Materials sciencebioanalysisGeneral Chemical Engineeringbioinspired devicesNanotechnology02 engineering and technologyengineering.material010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesorigin of lifeInorganic Chemistrylcsh:QD901-999General Materials ScienceSettore FIS/03Layered double hydroxideslayer double hydroxideDNA021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyCondensed Matter PhysicsbiosensorsBioanalysis Bioinspired devices Biosensors DNA Layer double hydroxide Origin of life Synthetic biology0104 chemical sciencesengineeringsynthetic biologylcsh:Crystallography0210 nano-technologydescription
Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) are a relevant class of inorganic lamellar nanomaterials that have attracted significant interest in life science-related applications, due to their highly controllable synthesis and high biocompatibility. Under a general point of view, this class of materials might have played an important role for the origin of life on planet Earth, given their ability to adsorb and concentrate life-relevant molecules in sea environments. It has been speculated that the organic–mineral interactions could have permitted to organize the adsorbed molecules, leading to an increase in their local concentration and finally to the emergence of life. Inspired by nature, material scientists, engineers and chemists have started to leverage the ability of LDHs to absorb and concentrate molecules and biomolecules within life-like compartments, allowing to realize highly-efficient bioinspired platforms, usable for bioanalysis, therapeutics, sensors and bioremediation. This review aims at summarizing the latest evolution of LDHs in this research field under an unprecedented perspective, finally providing possible challenges and directions for future research.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Crystals |