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Clay-Based Composites and Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery

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The health advantages of clays for humans and animals are widely documented, and clays have been utilized in traditional medicine since antiquity. Clay-based composites and nanocomposites are expected to be the next-generation materials for a wide range of biomedical applications due to the improved surface contacts of silicate nanoparticles and polymer chains. This chapter addresses the use of clays in nanoarchitectonic drug delivery vehicles that are targeted and stimuli-responsive. The advantages and disadvantages of using these nanomaterials are also discussed, and directions for future study are presented.

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Vy Anh Tran was funded by the Postdoctoral Scholarship Programme of Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF), code VINIF.2022.STS.45.

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  1. Institute of Applied Technology and Sustainable Development, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Vy Anh Tran

  2. Faculty of Environmental and Food Engineering, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Vy Anh Tran

  3. Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-Gu, Seongnam-Si, 13120, Republic of Korea

    Thu-Thao Thi Vo

  4. Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Vinh Quang Dang

  5. Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM), Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Vinh Quang Dang

  6. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam

    Giang N. L. Vo

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Tran, V.A., Vo, TT.T., Dang, V.Q., Vo, G.N.L. (2023). Clay-Based Composites and Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery. In: Hasnain, M.S., Nayak, A.K., Alkahtani, S. (eds) Carbon Nanostructures in Biomedical Applications. Advances in Material Research and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28263-8_13

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