ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Alginate Microbeads Containing Halloysite and Layered Double Hydroxide as Efficient Carriers of Natural Antimicrobials.
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- Anchoring Gold Nanoparticles on Functionalized Halloysite Nanotubes: Density Functional Theory and Experimental Studies.The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces · 2025Article
- Covalently Functionalized Halloysite-Calixarene Nanotubes for Injectable Hydrogels: A Multicavity Platform for Hydrophobic Drug Delivery.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hollow Spherical Capsules From Geopolymerized Gel Beads With Halloysite Nanotubes for Pollutants Removal and COSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025Article
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Abstract
The present paper describes the preparation and characterization of novel microbeads from alginate filled with nanoclay such as halloysite nanotubes (HNTs). HNTs were used as support for the growth of layered double hydroxide (LDH) crystals producing a flower-like structure (HNT@LDH). Such nanofiller was loaded with grapefruit seed oil (GO), an active compound with antimicrobial activity, up to 50% wt. For comparison, the beads were also loaded with HNT and LDH separately, and filled with the same amount of GO. The characterization of the filler was performed using XRD and ATR spectroscopy. The beads were analyzed through XRD, TGA, ATR and SEM. The functional properties of the beads, as nanocarriers of the active compound, were investigated using UV-vis spectroscopy. The release kinetics were recorded and modelled as a function of the structural characteristics of the nanofiller.
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