“…One is layered double hydroxides (LDHs) with a general formula of [M II 1−z M III z(OH) 2 ](A m− ) z/m ·nH 2 O, where M II is a divalent cation such as Mg 2+ , Fe 2+ , Ni 2+ , Zn 2+ , or Co 2+ ; M III is a trivalent cation such as Al 3+ , Cr 3+ , Fe 3+ , or Ga 3+ ; and A m− is an exchangeable anion such as CO 3 − , NO 3 − , OH − , X − , etc. The z is the molecular ratio of M 3+ /(M 2+ + M 3+ ), generally ranging between 0.2 and 0.4 [16,17,21,22,23,24,25,26]. LHDs with highly positive surface charge, low costs and large area have been demonstrated as good adsorbents to effectively remove acidic or negatively charged compounds and are a desirable carrier for drug or biomolecule delivery [27,28,29,30].…”