Dual-Action Gemcitabine Delivery: Chitosan-Magnetite-Zeolite Capsules for Targeted Cancer Therapy and Antibacterial Defense.

Cancer and infectious diseases are two of the world's major public health problems. Gemcitabine (GEM) is an effective chemotherapeutic agent against several types of cancer. In this study, we developed macrocapsules incorporating GEM into a chitosan matrix blended with magnetite and zeolite by ionic gelation.