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Halloysite clay nanotubes as nano‐bazookas for drug delivery
Author(s) -
Leporatti Stefano
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.5347
Subject(s) - halloysite , drug delivery , nanotechnology , nanomedicine , materials science , nano , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , composite material , engineering
Halloysite nanotubes are cheap, abundant in their deposits, natural green clays with cylindrical structure having a chemical composition similar to that of kaolin. Because of their lumens, high aspect length–diameter ratio and low hydroxyl density on their surface they are readily suitable for a number of interesting applications. In this review we focus only on their use as ‘nano‐bazooka’ drug carriers, able to shoot their cargo against major diseases. Their structure, controlled release and loading are described. We emphasize especially their possible use as novel drug delivery systems with applications in nanomedicine. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry