Medical applications of zeolites

Zeolites are porous tectosilicates which emanate from natural or are synthetic. The crystallization process is one of the methods that we can use to produce these important materials in the laboratory. The zeolites are agents that be applied in different fields and that is the reason that scientists call them as “magic stones”. They have various uses such as catalysts and molecular screeners, separating different molecules, air purification and eliminating radioactive pollutions. The porous identity, ability for high absorption and ion exchange characteristics are appropriate features that cause the wide range use of zeolites. Zeolites are appropriate tools for protection of environment, eliminating and removing harmful agents from animal and human organisms, ameliorating the condition of nutrition, controlled drug delivery and separating biomolecules. In this review, we will report the important features of zeolites and their applications in the biotechnology and medicine, in according to the recent findings.