Vishnevetskii DV, Mekhtiev AR, Perevozova TV, Averkin DV, Ivanova AI, Khizhnyak SD, Pakhomov PM. L-Cysteine/AgNO
2 low molecular weight gelators: self-assembly and suppression of MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
SOFT MATTER 2020;
16:9669-9673. [PMID:
33084726 DOI:
10.1039/d0sm01431a]
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Abstract
We report a new supramolecular hydrogel based on simple amino acids and silver salt compounds with low molecular weights. The in situ formation of silver nanoparticles during the self-assembly process endows the hydrogel with high cytotoxicity towards adenocarcinoma breast cells but no toxic effects towards embryonic fibroblasts.
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