Clays as Vehicles for Drug Photostability
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Clay minerals Pharmaceuticals Hybrids Photosensitivity Stability Biotechnological application
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2022-04-05Referencia bibliográfica
da Rocha, M.C... [et al.]. Clays as Vehicles for Drug Photostability. Pharmaceutics 2022, 14, 796. [https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14040796]
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Clay minerals are often used due to their high adsorption capacity, which has sparked interest
in their biological applications to stabilize drugs and pharmaceutical products. This research aims
to summarize information about the stability of drugs, cosmetics, dermocosmetics, and pharmaceutical
compounds incorporated in the structure of different clay minerals. The databases used to search
the articles were Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Science Direct. Photostabilization of these
compounds is reviewed and its importance demonstrated. For biological applications, the increase
in solubility and bioavailability of clay minerals has proven useful for them as drug carriers. While
their natural abundance, low toxicity, and accessible cost have contributed to classical applications
of clay minerals, a wide range of interesting new applications may be facilitated, mainly through
incorporating different organic molecules. The search for new functional materials is promising to
challenge research on clay minerals in biological or biotechnological approaches.