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Cytocompatibility and Uptake of Halloysite Clay Nanotubes
Viviana Vergaro,Elshad Abdullayev,Yuri Lvov,Andre Zeitoun,Roberto Cingolani,Ross Rinaldi,Stefano Leporatti +6 more
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Quantitative Trypan blue and MTT measurements performed with two neoplastic cell lines model systems as a function of the nanotubes concentration and incubation time indicate that halloysite exhibits a high level of biocompatibility and very low cytotoxicity, rendering it a good candidate for household materials and medicine.About:
This article is published in Biomacromolecules.The article was published on 2010-02-19. It has received 559 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Halloysite & Neoplastic cell.read more
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Halloysite Clay Nanotubes for Loading and Sustained Release of Functional Compounds.
TL;DR: Halloysite nanotubes are a promising mesoporous media for catalytic nanoparticles that may be seeded on the tube surface or synthesized exclusively in the lumens, providing enhanced catalytic properties, especially at high temperatures.
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Recent advance in research on halloysite nanotubes-polymer nanocomposite
TL;DR: Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) have been used extensively in polymer nanocomposites as mentioned in this paper, where they have shown high tensile and flexural strength, elastic moduli, and improved toughness.
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Properties and applications of halloysite nanotubes: recent research advances and future prospects
TL;DR: In this article, the key structural characteristics and properties of halloysite and their related applications are comprehensively reviewed, and future prospects and key problems to be solved in Halloysite studies are discussed.
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Functional polymer–clay nanotube composites with sustained release of chemical agents
Yuri Lvov,Elshad Abdullayev +1 more
TL;DR: Halloysite is a biocompatible material and its simple processing combined with low cost make it a perspective additive for polymeric biocomposites as mentioned in this paper, however, these tubes have smaller diameter and much lower loading capacity for macromolecules.
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Properties and Applications of Polyvinyl Alcohol, Halloysite Nanotubes and Their Nanocomposites.
Tayser Sumer Gaaz,Abu Bakar Sulong,Majid Niaz Akhtar,Majid Niaz Akhtar,Abdul Amir H. Kadhum,Abu Bakar Mohamad,Ahmed A. Al-Amiery +6 more
TL;DR: This paper reviews individualized HNT addition along with crosslinking of PVA for various biomedical applications that have been previously reported in literature, thereby showing the attainability, modification of characteristics, and goals underlying the blending process with PVA.
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Exceptionally high Young's modulus observed for individual carbon nanotubes
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Halloysite clay minerals — a review
TL;DR: Halloysite clay minerals are ubiquitous in soils and weathered rocks where they occur in a variety of particle shapes and hydration states as discussed by the authors and diversity also characterizes their chemical composition, cation exchange capacity and potassium selectivity.
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Mechanisms in the pathogenesis of asbestosis and silicosis.
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