Intercalation of methotrexatum into layered double hydroxides via exfoliation-reassembly process

The intercalation of methotrexatum (MTX) into layered double hydroxides (LDHs) via an exfoliation-reassembly process was studied and the resulting MTX/LDHs hybrids were evaluated by anticancer effects on A549 cells together with pristine LDHs and MTX itself, the results indicated that the hybrids obtained from low concentration of MTX solution presented much better anticancer effect.