Adsorption of Isoniazid on Aluminum Silicate Tubular Structures.

Summary: Imagine tiny, microscopic tubes made from the same natural materials found in clay and sand. Scientists grew these tiny tubes in a lab and discovered they are amazing at soaking up medicine! They tested them with a drug called isoniazid, which is used to cure a serious lung sickness called tuberculosis. The tiny tubes soaked up a lot of the medicine—holding up to 10% of their own weight. Computer tests showed that the medicine sticks to the tubes very easily. In the future, these tiny tubes could be used as a new, safe way to carry medicine into the body to help sick people get better faster.