A novel composite: layered double hydroxides encapsulated in vesicles.
We report a novel composite: layered double hydroxides (LDHs) encapsulated in vesicles. It was found that positively charged Mg3Al-LDH nanoparticles can induce the spontaneous formation of vesicles in a mixture of a zwitterionic surfactant, dodecyl betaine (C12BE), and an anionic surfactant, sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT), and importantly, we obtain simultaneously a novel composite of Mg3Al-LDH encapsulated in vesicles. The obtained composite is very stable and expected to be potentially used in drug delivery and gene therapy.
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Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
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