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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app12010087
Keywords
drug delivery; halloysite; nanoclay; regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; wound healing
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- NASA EPSCoR Rapid Response Research Opportunity [21-EPSCoR-R3-0009]
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In recent years, nanomaterials have gained significant research interest for their potential biomedical applications. Nanoclays, with their high porosity, surface properties, large surface area, excellent biocompatibility, and potential for sustained drug release, have attracted particular attention in the field.
In recent years, nanomaterials have attracted significant research interest for applications in biomedicine. Many kinds of engineered nanomaterials, such as lipid nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, porous nanomaterials, silica, and clay nanoparticles, have been investigated for use in drug delivery systems, regenerative medicine, and scaffolds for tissue engineering. Some of the most attractive nanoparticles for biomedical applications are nanoclays. According to their mineralogical composition, approximately 30 different nanoclays exist, and the more commonly used clays are bentonite, halloysite, kaolinite, laponite, and montmorillonite. For millennia, clay minerals have been extensively investigated for use in antidiarrhea solutions, anti-inflammatory agents, blood purification, reducing infections, and healing of stomach ulcers. This widespread use is due to their high porosity, surface properties, large surface area, excellent biocompatibility, the potential for sustained drug release, thermal and chemical stability. We begin this review by discussing the major nanoclay types and their application in biomedicine, focusing on current research areas for halloysite in biomedicine. Finally, recent trends and future directions in HNT research for biomedical application are explored.
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