Layered Double Hydroxides in Bioinspired Nanotechnology
Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) are a relevant class of inorganic lamellar nanomaterials that have attracted significant interest in life science-related applications, due to their highly controllable synthesis and high biocompatibility. Under a general point of view, this class of materials might...
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| author | Giuseppe Arrabito Riccardo Pezzilli Giuseppe Prestopino Pier Gianni Medaglia |
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| description | Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) are a relevant class of inorganic lamellar nanomaterials that have attracted significant interest in life science-related applications, due to their highly controllable synthesis and high biocompatibility. Under a general point of view, this class of materials might have played an important role for the origin of life on planet Earth, given their ability to adsorb and concentrate life-relevant molecules in sea environments. It has been speculated that the organic–mineral interactions could have permitted to organize the adsorbed molecules, leading to an increase in their local concentration and finally to the emergence of life. Inspired by nature, material scientists, engineers and chemists have started to leverage the ability of LDHs to absorb and concentrate molecules and biomolecules within life-like compartments, allowing to realize highly-efficient bioinspired platforms, usable for bioanalysis, therapeutics, sensors and bioremediation. This review aims at summarizing the latest evolution of LDHs in this research field under an unprecedented perspective, finally providing possible challenges and directions for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a8b127ca6ff45b9a1efa25c4b6937632023-11-20T06:30:08ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522020-07-0110760210.3390/cryst10070602Layered Double Hydroxides in Bioinspired NanotechnologyGiuseppe Arrabito0Riccardo Pezzilli1Giuseppe Prestopino2Pier Gianni Medaglia3Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica—Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Edificio 17, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, ItalyLayered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) are a relevant class of inorganic lamellar nanomaterials that have attracted significant interest in life science-related applications, due to their highly controllable synthesis and high biocompatibility. Under a general point of view, this class of materials might have played an important role for the origin of life on planet Earth, given their ability to adsorb and concentrate life-relevant molecules in sea environments. It has been speculated that the organic–mineral interactions could have permitted to organize the adsorbed molecules, leading to an increase in their local concentration and finally to the emergence of life. Inspired by nature, material scientists, engineers and chemists have started to leverage the ability of LDHs to absorb and concentrate molecules and biomolecules within life-like compartments, allowing to realize highly-efficient bioinspired platforms, usable for bioanalysis, therapeutics, sensors and bioremediation. This review aims at summarizing the latest evolution of LDHs in this research field under an unprecedented perspective, finally providing possible challenges and directions for future research.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/7/602origin of lifeDNAlayer double hydroxidesynthetic biologybioinspired devicesbiosensors |
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| title | Layered Double Hydroxides in Bioinspired Nanotechnology |
| title_full | Layered Double Hydroxides in Bioinspired Nanotechnology |
| title_fullStr | Layered Double Hydroxides in Bioinspired Nanotechnology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Layered Double Hydroxides in Bioinspired Nanotechnology |
| title_short | Layered Double Hydroxides in Bioinspired Nanotechnology |
| title_sort | layered double hydroxides in bioinspired nanotechnology |
| topic | origin of life DNA layer double hydroxide synthetic biology bioinspired devices biosensors |
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