Halloysite Nanotubes and Sepiolite for Health Applications

The need for safe, therapeutically effective, and patient-compliant drug delivery systems continuously leads researchers to design novel tools and strategies. Clay minerals are widely used in drug products both as excipients and active agents but, in recent years, there has been a growing interest in research aimed at the development of new organic or inorganic nanocomposites. The attention of the scientific community has been drawn by nanoclays, thanks to their natural origin, worldwide abundance, availability, sustainability, and biocompatibility. In this review, we focused our attention on the studies inherent to the pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of halloysite and sepiolite, and their semi-synthetic or synthetic derivatives, as drug delivery systems. After having described the structure of both materials and their biocompatibility, we delineate the use of the nanoclays to enhance the stability, the controlled release, the bioavailability, and the adsorption properties of drugs. Several types of surface functionalization have been discussed, showing that these materials could be used for the development of an innovative therapeutic approach.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 5 vom: 02. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Biddeci, Giuseppa [VerfasserIn]
Spinelli, Gaetano [VerfasserIn]
Colomba, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Di Blasi, Francesco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomedical application
C2E1CI501T
Clay
Clay minerals
Drug delivery
Halloysite
Journal Article
Magnesium Silicates
Magnesium trisilicate
Nanomaterials
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Review
Sepiolite
T1FAD4SS2M

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.03.2023

Date Revised 14.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms24054801

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354078674