“…In fact, the quality of clays for biological applications has been established by several studies. For instance, the pharmaceutical use of clays has been specified in pharmacopoeia standards (European Pharmacopoeia, 2005; Tomasevic-Canovic, 2005; US Pharmacopeia, 2007; Carretero & Pozo, 2009; Alkrad et al ., 2017; Dardir et al ., 2018). It is projected that the utilization of zeolites, specifically Philippine natural zeolites, will be maximized in the future due to their well-defined structures, ability to reversibly bind to small molecules, shape and size selectivity, metallo-enzyme behaviour and immune system regulatory properties (Inoue et al ., 2002; Demirci et al ., 2013; Cerri et al ., 2016).…”