Enhanced bioactive properties of halloysite nanotubes via polydopamine coating

M Sahiner, S Demirci, N Sahiner - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Halloysite nanotubes (HNT) were coated five times with dopamine (DOPA) in a tris buffer
medium at pH 8.5 to acquire polydopamine-coated HNTs (PDOPA@ HNT), eg, PDOPA1 …

Synthesization, Characterization, and in Vitro Evaluation of Cytotoxicity of Biomaterials Based on Halloysite Nanotubes

A Sánchez-Fernández, L Peña-Parás, R Vidaltamayo… - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
Halloysite is an aluminosilicate clay that has been widely used for controlled drug delivery,
immobilization of enzymes, and for the capture of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). Surface …

Recent advance in research on halloysite nanotubes-polymer nanocomposite

M Liu, Z Jia, D Jia, C Zhou - Progress in polymer science, 2014 - Elsevier
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are novel 1D natural nanomaterials with predominantly hollow
tubular nanostructures and high aspect ratios. Due to their high mechanical strength …

In vitro hemocompatibility and cytotoxicity evaluation of halloysite nanotubes for biomedical application

HY Liu, L Du, YT Zhao, WQ Tian - Journal of nanomaterials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), due to their unique structures and properties, may play an
important role in biomedical applications. In vitro test is usually conducted as a preliminary …

In vitro and in vivo toxicity evaluation of halloysite nanotubes

Z Long, YP Wu, HY Gao, J Zhang, X Ou… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Because of their outstanding properties, increasing numbers of research studies and
emerging applications for manufacturing products are currently in progress for halloysite …

Surface coating highly improves cytocompatibility of halloysite nanotubes: A metabolic and ultrastructural study

M Di Paola, A Quarta, P Pisani… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Halloysite clay nanotubes (HNTs) are natural materials with a characteristic hollow tubular
structure in the nanometer range. Owing to this feature, they were found to be a suitable …

[HTML][HTML] Halloysite nanotubes in polymer science: Purification, characterization, modification and applications

C Cheng, W Song, Q Zhao, H Zhang - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2020 - degruyter.com
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are natural tubular materials, which show a number of
attractive advantages such as the unique micro-spatial structure, large length-diameter ratio …

Surface improvement of halloysite nanotubes

TS Gaaz, AB Sulong, AAH Kadhum, MH Nassir… - Applied Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
A novel development on halloysite-polyvinyl alcohol (HNTs-PVA) nanocomposites has been
conducted using malonic acid (MA) by crosslinking PVA and HNTs. PVA-MA crosslinking …

Hyaluronic acid-functionalized halloysite nanotubes for targeted drug delivery to CD44-overexpressing cancer cells

X Mo, F Wu, Y Li, X Cai - Materials Today Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemotherapeutic drug has inevitable drawbacks of nonspecific tumor targeting and poor
therapeutic efficiency, limiting practical clinical applications. To overcome these challenges …

Surface modified halloysite nanotubes: A flexible interface for biological, environmental and catalytic applications

M Tharmavaram, G Pandey, D Rawtani - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) are clay minerals that possess unique chemical
composition and a tubular structure due to which, they have recently emerged as a potential …