Adsorption behaviour of pollutants: Heavy metals, radionuclides, organic pollutants, on clays and their minerals (raw, modified and treated): A review

R Novikau, G Lujaniene - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing anthropogenic pressure results in environmental pollution and thus
adversely affects the integrity of ecosystems. Consequently, various methods of removing …

An assembly of organic-inorganic composites using halloysite clay nanotubes

G Lazzara, G Cavallaro, A Panchal, R Fakhrullin… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Halloysite is natural tubular clay suitable as a component of biocompatible nanosystems
with specific functionalities. The selective modification of halloysite inner/outer surfaces can …

Nanoclay-based drug delivery systems and their therapeutic potentials

N Khatoon, MQ Chu, CH Zhou - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Safe, therapeutically effective, and patient-compliant drug delivery systems are needed to
design novel tools and strategies to combat the deadliest of diseases such as cancer, SARS …

Biodegradable and water resistant poly (vinyl) alcohol (PVA)/starch (ST)/glycerol (GL)/halloysite nanotube (HNT) nanocomposite films for sustainable food packaging

ZW Abdullah, Y Dong - Frontiers in materials, 2019 - frontiersin.org
As a novel biodegradable material, poly (vinyl) alcohol (PVA)/starch (ST)/glycerol
(GL)/halloysite nanotube (HNT) nanocomposite films were prepared by solution casting at …

Halloysite nanotubes filled with MgO for paper reinforcement and deacidification

L Lisuzzo, G Cavallaro, S Milioto, G Lazzara - Applied Clay Science, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel material for the deacidification and protection of paper has been designed by using
MgO filled halloysite nanotubes (Hal). The ability of MgO loaded nanotubes to control the …

Halloysite nanotubes as support for metal-based catalysts

M Massaro, CG Colletti, G Lazzara, S Milioto… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are clay minerals with a hollow nanotubular structure. There is
growing interest in these nanomaterials, due to their biocompatibility, potential applications …

Systematic studies on blood coagulation mechanisms of halloysite nanotubes-coated PET dressing as superior topical hemostatic agent

Y Feng, X Luo, F Wu, H Liu, E Liang, RR He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), a traditional mineral Chinese medicine, have been used to
stop bleeding for thousands of years. However, the coagulation mechanisms of HNTs and …

Halloysite clay nanotubes for life sciences applications: From drug encapsulation to bioscaffold

AC Santos, C Ferreira, F Veiga, AJ Ribeiro… - Advances in colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural forming clay halloysite is an emerging nanomaterial carrier for sustained drug
delivery. These 50 nm diameter aluminosilicate tubes, with inner-alumina and outer-silica …

Eco-Friendly Composite of Fe3O4-Reduced Graphene Oxide Particles for Efficient Enzyme Immobilization

SKS Patel, SH Choi, YC Kang… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A novel type of spherical and porous composites were synthesized to dually benefit from
reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and magnetic materials as supports for enzyme …

Covalently modified halloysite clay nanotubes: synthesis, properties, biological and medical applications

M Massaro, G Lazzara, S Milioto, R Noto… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Halloysite (HNT) is a promising natural nanosized tubular clay mineral that has many
important uses in different industrial fields. It is naturally occurring, biocompatible, and …