Issue 37, 2019

Layered double hydroxide nanostructures and nanocomposites for biomedical applications

Abstract

Layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanostructures and related nanocomposites have attracted significant interest in biomedical applications including cancer therapy, bioimaging and antibacterial treatment. These materials hold great advantages including low cost and facile preparation, convenient drug loading, high drug incorporation capacity, good biocompatibility, efficient intracellular uptake and endosome/lysosome escape, and natural biodegradability in an acidic environment. In this review, we summarize the development of three types of LDH nanostructures including pristine LDH, surface modified LDH, and LDH nanocomposites for a range of biomedical applications. The advantages and disadvantages of LDH nanostructures and insights into the future development are also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Layered double hydroxide nanostructures and nanocomposites for biomedical applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
28 Jūn. 2019
Accepted
24 Aug. 2019
First published
29 Aug. 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 5583-5601

Layered double hydroxide nanostructures and nanocomposites for biomedical applications

L. Yan, S. Gonca, G. Zhu, W. Zhang and X. Chen, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019, 7, 5583 DOI: 10.1039/C9TB01312A

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