L-Cysteine/AgNO<sub>2</sub> low molecular weight gelators: self-assembly and suppression of MCF-7 breast cancer cells.

Vishnevetskii, Dmitry V; Mekhtiev, Arif R; Perevozova, Tatyana V; Averkin, Dmitry V; Ivanova, Alexandra I; Khizhnyak, Svetlana D; Pakhomov, Pavel M · Soft Matter · 2020

basic_science · Level V

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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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