Design of nano-clays for drug delivery and bio-imaging: can toxicity be an issue?

Nanomedicine (Lond). 2020 Oct;15(25):2429-2432. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2020-0283. Epub 2020 Sep 3.

Authors

Stefano Leporatti¹, Mariafrancesca Cascione², Valeria De Matteis², Rosaria Rinaldi²

Affiliations

¹ CNR Nanotec - Institute of Nanotechnology, Via Monteroni, Lecce, 73100, Italy.
² Department of Mathematics & Physics "Ennio De Giorgi", University of Salento, Via Arnesano, Lecce, 73100, Italy.

PMID: 32878552
DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2020-0283

No abstract available

Keywords: drug delivery; halloysite; imaging; laponite; nanoclays; toxicity.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Clay
Drug Carriers
Drug Delivery Systems*

Substances

Drug Carriers
Clay