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.
Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
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