Natural Nano-Minerals (NNMs): Conception, Classification and Their Biomedical Composites

F Feng, Y Zhang, X Zhang, B Mu, W Qu, P Wang - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
Natural nano-minerals (NNMs) are minerals that are derived from nature with a size of less
than 100 nm in at least one dimension in size. NNMs have a number of excellent properties …

Ancient materials for new applications: The combination of montmorillonite with polysaccharides for biomedical uses

LG Oliveira, DB França, JA Osajima, EC Silva-Filho… - Applied Clay …, 2025 - Elsevier
Montmorillonite is a clay mineral that is historically associated with healthcare and has been
used since ancient times to combat infections and diseases. In recent years, clay minerals …

Essential oil in bentonite: Effect of organofunctionalization on antibacterial activities

LH Oliveira, IS de Lima, ERS Neta, SG de Lima… - Applied Clay …, 2023 - Elsevier
Essential oils are natural molecules with intense bioactivity, mainly antimicrobial activity, and
are used in several industries such as health and food. However, the high volatility of the …

Effect of doxycycline into clay minerals under UV light: an approach of antibacterial activity

MC da Rocha, P Trigueiro, IS de Lima… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2025 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are commonly used to treat bacterial infections. However, when these drugs are
exposed to light, they can degrade and decrease their antibacterial activity. Here, a study …

The role of calcium bentonite as a delivery carrier for an antihypertensive drug

LS Oliveira, DB França, EC Silva-Filho… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Clays and clay minerals have been widely used as carriers for drug delivery due to their
properties such as cation exchange capacity, adsorption, and biocompatibility. In this study …