Nanomaterial science has been attracting a huge research interest due to the combinational conceptualization of biological and chemical aspects which put forward a new platform for the design and development of methods for constructing new molecules with applications ranging from biological to chemical sciences. 2D layered materials like natural clays have inherent ordered and confined structures and as such provide a direction to develop novel functional materials. Aminoclay (AC) containing amine groups serve as an attractive class of layered materials with remarkable properties and applications over other natural or synthetic clays. The interesting properties arise due to the combination of the nanoscopic space with the rich surface chemistry of amine groups that are covalently linked to the clay structure. Aminoclay can be incorporated with other material in order to expand its potential. There has been a growing interest in recent years for the development of functional materials using aminoclays.
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