Article: Core / shell gel beads with embedded halloysite nanotubes for controlled drug release

Journal: Coatings, 24 January 2019, V. 9 (2), P. 70

Authors: Lorenzo Lisuzzo, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Filippo Parisi, Stefana Milioto, Rawil Fakhrullin, Giuseppe Lazzara

This article describes a method for producing hydrogel structures based on chitosan and halloysite nanotubes, which is promising for the fabrication of hybrid hydrogels from polysaccharides and biocompatible nanoclay with a specific morphology for the delivery and subsequent controlled release of the drug.