Antimicrobial Applications of Clay Nanotube-Based Composites

Stavitskaya, Anna; Batasheva, Svetlana; Vinokurov, Vladimir; Fakhrullina, Gölnur; Sangarov, Vadim; Lvov, Yuri; Fakhrullin, Rawil

doi:10.3390/nano9050708

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Antimicrobial Applications of Clay Nanotube-Based Composites

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Anna Stavitskaya

^1,†,

Svetlana Batasheva

^2,†,

Vladimir Vinokurov

¹,

Gölnur Fakhrullina

^1,2,

Vadim Sangarov

¹,

Yuri Lvov

³

and

Rawil Fakhrullin

^2,*

¹

Functional Aluminosilicate Nanomaterials Lab, Gubkin University, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation

²

Bionanotechnology Lab, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation

³

Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71270, USA

^*

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

^†

These authors contributed equally to this work.

Nanomaterials 2019, 9(5), 708; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9050708

Submission received: 16 April 2019 / Revised: 28 April 2019 / Accepted: 30 April 2019 / Published: 7 May 2019

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanotubes for Health, Environment and Cultural Heritages)

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Abstract

Halloysite nanotubes with different outer surface/inner lumen chemistry (SiO₂/Al₂O₃) are natural objects with a 50 nm diameter hollow cylindrical structure, which are able to carry functional compounds both inside and outside. They are promising for biological applications where their drug loading capacity combined with a low toxicity ensures the safe interaction of these nanomaterials with living cells. In this paper, the antimicrobial properties of the clay nanotube-based composites are reviewed, including applications in microbe-resistant biocidal textile, paints, filters, and medical formulations (wound dressings, drug delivery systems, antiseptic sprays, and tissue engineering scaffolds). Though halloysite-based antimicrobial materials have been widely investigated, their application in medicine needs clinical studies. This review suggests the scalable antimicrobial nano/micro composites based on natural tubule clays and outlines research and development perspectives in the field.

Keywords: antimicrobial composites; halloysite; clay nanotubes; biofouling; microbiology

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Stavitskaya, A.; Batasheva, S.; Vinokurov, V.; Fakhrullina, G.; Sangarov, V.; Lvov, Y.; Fakhrullin, R. Antimicrobial Applications of Clay Nanotube-Based Composites. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 708. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9050708

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Stavitskaya A, Batasheva S, Vinokurov V, Fakhrullina G, Sangarov V, Lvov Y, Fakhrullin R. Antimicrobial Applications of Clay Nanotube-Based Composites. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(5):708. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9050708

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Stavitskaya, Anna, Svetlana Batasheva, Vladimir Vinokurov, Gölnur Fakhrullina, Vadim Sangarov, Yuri Lvov, and Rawil Fakhrullin. 2019. "Antimicrobial Applications of Clay Nanotube-Based Composites" Nanomaterials 9, no. 5: 708. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9050708

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Stavitskaya, A., Batasheva, S., Vinokurov, V., Fakhrullina, G., Sangarov, V., Lvov, Y., & Fakhrullin, R. (2019). Antimicrobial Applications of Clay Nanotube-Based Composites. Nanomaterials, 9(5), 708. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9050708

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