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The Use of Some Clay Minerals as Natural Resources for Drug Carrier Applications

Giuseppe LazzaraMarina MassaroSerena RielaCarmelo Giuseppe Colletti

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Materials sciencelcsh:BiotechnologyBiomedical Engineering020101 civil engineeringContext (language use)Review02 engineering and technologyengineering.materialHalloysite0201 civil engineeringBiomaterialschemistry.chemical_compoundlcsh:TP248.13-248.65drug carrierhalloysiteSettore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisicalcsh:R5-920Waste managementNanocontainerSettore CHIM/06 - Chimica Organica021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyclay mineralclay mineralsMontmorillonitechemistryengineeringlcsh:Medicine (General)0210 nano-technologyClay minerals

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The goal of modern research is to use environmentally preferable materials. In this context, clay minerals are emerging candidates for their bio- and ecocompatibility, low cost and natural availability. Clay minerals present different morphologies according to their layer arrangements. The use of clay minerals, especially in biomedical applications is known from ancient times and they are regaining attention in recent years. The most representative clay minerals are kaolinit, montmorillonite, sepiolites and halloysite. This review summarizes some clay minerals and their derivatives for application as nanocontainer for biologically active species.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-10-01Journal of Functional Biomaterials
https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb9040058