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Synthesis and Properties of New Multilayer Chitosan@layered Double Hydroxide/Drug Loaded Phospholipid Bilayer Nanocomposite Bio-Hybrids https://lnkd.in/g9qN8tJ A novel bio-hybrid drug delivery system was obtained involving a Mg/Al-NO3 layered double hydroxide (LDH) intercalated either with ibuprofenate anions (IBU) or a phospholipid bilayer (BL) containing a neutral drug, i.e., 17β-estradiol, and then embedded in chitosan beads. The combination of these components in a hierarchical structure led to synergistic effects investigated through characterization of the intermediates and the final bio-composites by XRD, TG, SEM, and TEM. That allowed determining the presence and yield of IBU and of BL in the interlayer space of LDH, and of the encapsulated LDH in the beads, as well as the morphology of the latter. [...] #materials # #materialsscience #biomaterials