The present work demonstrates the possibilities of hydrothermal trans- formation of Zn-AI layered double hydroxide （LDH） nanostructure by varying the synthetic conditions. The manipulation in washing step before hyd...The present work demonstrates the possibilities of hydrothermal trans- formation of Zn-AI layered double hydroxide （LDH） nanostructure by varying the synthetic conditions. The manipulation in washing step before hydrothermal treatment allows control over crystal morphologies, size and stability of their aqueous solutions. We examined the crystal growth process in the presence and the absence of extra ions during hydrothermal treatment and its dependence on the drug （diclofenac sodium （Dic- Na）） loading and release processes. Hexagonal plate-like crystals show sustained release with -90% of the drug from the matrix in a week, suggesting the applicability of LDH nanohybrids in sustained drug delivery systems. The fits to the release kinetics data indicated the drug release as a diffusion-controlled release process. LDH with rod-like morphology shows excellent colloidal stability in aqueous suspension, as studied by photon correlation spectroscopy.展开更多
文摘The present work demonstrates the possibilities of hydrothermal trans- formation of Zn-AI layered double hydroxide （LDH） nanostructure by varying the synthetic conditions. The manipulation in washing step before hydrothermal treatment allows control over crystal morphologies, size and stability of their aqueous solutions. We examined the crystal growth process in the presence and the absence of extra ions during hydrothermal treatment and its dependence on the drug （diclofenac sodium （Dic- Na）） loading and release processes. Hexagonal plate-like crystals show sustained release with -90% of the drug from the matrix in a week, suggesting the applicability of LDH nanohybrids in sustained drug delivery systems. The fits to the release kinetics data indicated the drug release as a diffusion-controlled release process. LDH with rod-like morphology shows excellent colloidal stability in aqueous suspension, as studied by photon correlation spectroscopy.
