A Clinoptilolite Natural Mineral-Based Nanocapsule Surrounded by a Shell Composed of Lecithin
We propose a paper on the preparation procedure of zeolite clinoptilolite natural mineral-based nanocapsules in laboratory seting. The zeolite particle size distribution was determined in scanning electron microscopy images and the nanocapsule size distribution was measured by dynamic light scattering. The method for coating of the nanoparticle surface with alcohol soluble phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) is presented. UV spectrometry was used to study the adsorption of lecithin on clinoptilolite nanoparticles. The kinetics of clinoptilolite/ lecithin complex was shown to exhibit intricate behavior, when phospholipids adsorption is followed by its gradual desorption in ethanol solution.