A microporous titanosilicate for selective killing of HeLa cancer cells

• Author(s): Ferdov, Stanislav ; Shikova, Evelina ; Ivanova, Zina ; Dimowa, Louiza T. ; Nikolova, Rositsa P. ; Lin, Zhi ; Shivachev, Boris L.
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/20660
• Origin: RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
• Subject(s): ZEOLITE CLINOPTILOLITE; MOLECULAR-SIEVES; ETS-4; ZINC; ANTICANCER; THERAPY; UMBITE
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

Structural distribution of zinc(II) ions in the pore system of three silicate molecular sieves has revealed an unprecedented application of the microporous titanosilicate Zn-ETS-4 as a non toxic, highly efficient and selective inhibitor of HeLa cancer cells.