The developments and state of the art in the research on two‐dimensional nanosheets
derived from layered metal oxides and layered metal hydroxides are reviewed in this paper …

Abstract Hectorite (Na 0.3 Mg 2.7 Li 0.3 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2) is a trioctahedral clay mineral with
peculiar cation exchange capacity, surface reactivity and adsorption, and easy delamination …

Poly (l-lactide)(PLLA)-based nanoparticles have attracted much attention with respect to
applications in drug delivery and nanomedicine as a result of their biocompatibility and …

This review presents recent progress relating to metal-complex two-dimensional polymers,
coordination nanosheets (CONASHs), an emerging class of material. Section 2 summarizes …

Featured Application Nanoclays can be used as adsorbent for waste water in several
industries as textile. In addition the hybrid composites generated after the dye adsorption …

Modification of saponite (Sap) by surface engineering and intercalation chemistry introduces
guest species into the structure of Sap and enhances the functionalities of the resultant Sap …

The immobilization of functional units in the interlayer spaces of layered silicates and
titanates is summarized from the viewpoint of how the spatial distribution of functional units …

The phenomenon of metachromasia, which is related to molecular aggregation, leads to
significant changes in the photophysical properties of dyes. This review summarizes existing …

The large hydration enthalpy of inorganic interlayer cations sandwiched between
moderately negatively charged silicate layers endows to smectites (eg, hectorite) remarkably …

Reactions occurring at surfaces and interfaces necessitate the creation of well‐designed
surface and interfacial structures. To achieve a combination of bulk material (ie, framework) …