Halloysite clay nanotubes for loading and sustained release of functional compounds

Y Lvov, W Wang, L Zhang, R Fakhrullin - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Halloysite is an alumosilicate tubular clay with a diameter of 50 nm, an inner lumen of 15 nm
and a length of 600–900 nm. It is a natural biocompatible nanomaterial available in …

Properties and applications of halloysite nanotubes: recent research advances and future prospects

P Yuan, D Tan, F Annabi-Bergaya - Applied Clay Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Halloysite is a natural nanosized tubular clay mineral that has many potentially important
uses in different industrial fields. In this paper, the key structural characteristics and …

Recent advance in research on halloysite nanotubes-polymer nanocomposite

M Liu, Z Jia, D Jia, C Zhou - Progress in polymer science, 2014 - Elsevier
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are novel 1D natural nanomaterials with predominantly hollow
tubular nanostructures and high aspect ratios. Due to their high mechanical strength …

Potential use of smart coatings for corrosion protection of metals and alloys: A review

AA Nazeer, M Madkour - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of a new environmentally safe coating for corrosion protection of
metallic surfaces attracted great interest in material science through the past few years …

Past, present and future perspectives on halloysite clay minerals

M Massaro, R Noto, S Riela - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), clay minerals belonging to the kaolin groups, are emerging
nanomaterials which have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to their …

Functional polymer–clay nanotube composites with sustained release of chemical agents

Y Lvov, E Abdullayev - Progress in Polymer Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Natural halloysite clay nanotubes are described as inorganic reinforcing materials for
polymers. Loading these tubes' 15-nm diameter lumens with chemical agents, including …

Bioepoxy based hybrid composites from nano-fillers of chicken feather and lignocellulose Ceiba Pentandra

SM Rangappa, J Parameswaranpillai, S Siengchin… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this work, fillers of waste chicken feather and abundantly available lignocellulose Ceiba
Pentandra bark fibers were used as reinforcement with Biopoxy matrix to produce the …

Newly emerging applications of halloysite nanotubes: a review

M Du, B Guo, D Jia - Polymer International, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are types of naturally occurring 1: 1 clays with nanotubular
structures and similar chemical composition to kaolin. Due to various characteristics such as …

Characterisation of properties of various halloysites relevant to their use as nanotubes and microfibre fillers

P Pasbakhsh, GJ Churchman, JL Keeling - Applied Clay Science, 2013 - Elsevier
There is increasing research interest on new industrial applications for the clay mineral
halloysite where greater use is made of its natural tubular morphology, nano-scale diameter …

Enlargement of halloysite clay nanotube lumen by selective etching of aluminum oxide

E Abdullayev, A Joshi, W Wei, Y Zhao, Y Lvov - ACS nano, 2012 - ACS Publications
Halloysite clay tubes have 50 nm diameter and chemically different inner and outer walls
(inner surface of aluminum oxide and outer surface of silica). Due to this different chemistry …