Issue 42, 2010

Hybrid materials based on clays for environmental and biomedical applications

Abstract

Nanostructured hybrids derived from clays are materials of increasing interest based on both structural characteristics and functional applications, including environmental and biomedical uses. This review introduces some recent examples of nanostructured clay derivatives (organoclays) useful as adsorbents or photocatalysts for environmental applications such as the removal of pollutants or development of environmentally oriented pesticide formulations. The second group of nanostructured materials considered here are related to the so-called bio-nanohybrids, formed by combination of an inorganic solid (clay mineral) with organic entities from biological origin at the nanometric scale. Bionanocomposites are an emerging group of nanomaterials resulting from the assembly of different clay minerals and biopolymers. Among the proposed applications, the development of novel hybrid materials for scaffolds and regenerative medicine, as well as new substrates to immobilize biological species from enzymes to viruses, is notable. Hybrid materials based on layered double hydroxides are receiving special attention in view of the possible applications as drug delivery systems.

Graphical abstract: Hybrid materials based on clays for environmental and biomedical applications

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
16 Feb 2010
Accepted
13 Apr 2010
First published
10 Jun 2010

J. Mater. Chem., 2010,20, 9306-9321

Hybrid materials based on clays for environmental and biomedical applications

E. Ruiz-Hitzky, P. Aranda, M. Darder and G. Rytwo, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 9306 DOI: 10.1039/C0JM00432D

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