Synthesis, characterization and release of curcumin-intercalated Mg–Al-laye…

Abstract. A drug-inorganic clay composite involving a pharmaceutically active compound curcumin (Cur) intercalated Mg–Al layered double hydroxides (Cur-LDHs) with Mg/Al=3 has been assembled by co-precipitation and ion-exchange methods. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) analysis indicate a successful intercalation of Cur between the layers with mono…