Study on Eu3+-doped MgAl-LDH as carrier of chlorogenic acid and their fluorescent property

Since drug release behavior depends on the interaction between the drugs and carriers, the present work is to study the drug delivery system based on magnesium aluminum layered double hydroxides containing europium (MgAl-Eu-LDH) for chlorogenic acid (CGA). Various characterizations, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectrum, zeta potentials, UV–Vis absorption spectrum, scanning electron scanning electron microscope equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDS), CHN elemental analysis, and fluorescent spectra, were employed to investigate the drug delivery system. Results revealed that the CGA was loaded into MgAl-Eu-LDH. The drug delivery system based on MgAl-Eu-LDH exhibited more slow and sustained release of CGA compared with that of the previous methotrexate or 5-fluorouracil, and the drug release experiment can be reproducible. Moreover, the MgAl-Eu-LDH showed different fluorescence before loading CGA, during loading CGA, and after releasing CGA. These results may provide a reference for the development of CGA drug delivery systems with slow and sustained release.