纳米管状埃洛石的应用矿物学研究进展

综述了纳米管状埃洛石在医学与生物医学、纳米复合材料和环境污染治理等领域的应用研究进展。重点评述了埃洛石在上述领域的研究现状、面临挑战和未来前景。埃洛石由于自身独特的纳米管状结构和好的生物相容性，可用于药物、生物活性分子、化妆品、除草剂、抗氧化剂、抗腐蚀剂和阻燃剂等的储存和可控释放，在药物输送、抗微生物材料、自修复聚合物以及再生医学等领域具有广阔的应用前景，是我国具有资源优势的一种重要非金属矿资源。埃洛石在人体内的相容性和细胞毒性以及埃洛石作为药物或生物活性分子（如小干扰RNA）载体等研究是今后需大力关注和投入的研究方向。

Research Advances in Applied Mineralogy Studies of Nanotubular Halloysite

Research advances on the applications of nanotubular halloysite in medicine and biomedicine, nanocomposite, environmental pollution remediation and other fields are reviewed. The research status, challenges and prospects of halloysite in these fields are mainly discussed. Owing to its unique nanotubular structure and good biocompatibility, halloysite can be used for the delivery and controlled release of drugs, bioactive molecules, cosmetics, herbicides, antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors and flame retardants, showing its great promise in drug delivery, antimicrobial materials, self-healing polymers and regenerative medicine. Thus, halloysite is regarded as a very important non-metallic mineral resource with superiority of our country. The in vivo compatibility and cytotoxicity of halloysite for humans and the application of halloysite for the delivery of drugs and bioactive molecules (e.g., small interfering RNA) are research areas that need to pay more attention and devotion.