title: Synthesis and characterization of lawsone-lntercalated Zn-Al-layered double hydroxides.
abstract: A drug-inorganic nanostructured material involving pharmaceutically active compound lawsone intercalated Zn-Al layered double hydroxides (Law-LDHs) with Zn/AI = 4 has been assembled by co-precipitation and ion exchange methods. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) analysis indicate a successful intercalation of lawsone between the layers of layered double hydroxides. It suggests that layered double hydroxides may have application as the basis of a drug delivery system.
authors.affiliation: International Education Centre, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam Selangor Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yamin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasin
authors.forename: Nur Mushirah
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Mohd Zobir
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: Norhaniza
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aminudin
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry*; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D007364:Intercalating Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013499:Surface Properties; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D007364:Intercalating Agents; D009285:Naphthoquinones; D000535:Aluminum; D015032:Zinc; C005090:lawsone