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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2011, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (8): 956-960.

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Research progress of montmorillonite as drug carriers

FANG Ying-ying, ZHENG Gao-li   

  1. Zhejiang Academy of Medical Science,Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang,China
  • Received:2011-07-18 Revised:2011-08-10 Online:2011-08-26 Published:2011-09-07

Abstract: Montmorillonite, refined from bentonite, is one type of nonmetallic minerals. It is a 2∶1 day, meaning that it has 2 tetrahedral sheets sandwiching a centrat octahedral sheet. It's the nuique crystal structure that gains an advantage in the applications of medical field. As a fine pharmaceutic excipient, it can be developed as new drug carriers to help design new drug formmlation and search for more suitable administration routes. This article reviews on the research progress of montmorillonite as drug carriers in recent years.

Key words: Montmorillonite, Bentonite, Drug carrier, Drug delivery system

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