“…The intercalated species studied cover a wide range of properties such as anti-inflammatory, antibiotic, antitumor, anticoagulant, antimicrobial, antidepressant, and antioxidant properties [ 44 , 45 ]. We have worked on the development of LDH host matrices for use as carriers of anionic species derived, for instance, from ibuprofen [ 46 ], sulindac [ 47 ], mefenamic acid [ 48 ], coumaric acid [ 49 , 50 ], pravastatin [ 51 ], naproxen [ 43 ], norbixin [ 52 ], and ciprofloxacin [ 53 ]. For some LDH materials, in vivo tests for phases intercalated with chloride ions (Mg 2 Al–Cl and Zn 2 Al–Cl [ 42 ], Mg 4 FeAl–Cl and Zn 4 FeAl–Cl [ 43 ]), or coumarate (Mg 2 Al–Cou and Zn 2 Al–Cou) [ 49 ] were performed to assess their biocompatibility by intramuscular implants, while in vitro assays of intercalated sulindac (Mg 2 Al–Sul and Zn 2 Al–Sul) [ 47 ] and mefenamate (Mg 2 Al–Mef) [ 48 ] materials were also studied.…”