The Future Is Bright for Polyoxometalates

Polyoxometalates (POMs) are clusters of units oxoanions transition metals, such as Mo, W, V and Nb, that can be formed upon acidification neutral solutions. Once formed, some POMs have shown to persist in solution, even the basic pH range. These inorganic clusters, amenable a variety structures, been studied environmental, chemical, industrial fields, having applications catalysis macromolecular crystallography, well biomedicine, cancer, bacterial viral infections, among others. Herein, we connect recent environmental decomposition emergent pollutants with POMs’ biomedical activities effects against bacteria, viruses. With insights being pure, organic/inorganic hybrid materials, POM-based ionic liquid crystals POM-ILs, their degradation, including microplastics, referred. It is perceived majority studies viruses were performed last ten years. biological include apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, interference ions transport system, inhibition mRNA synthesis, morphology changes, formation reaction oxygen species, virus binding host cell, interaction protein cages, We additionally refer interactions various proteins, P-type ATPases, aquoporins, cinases, phosphatases, Finally, stability speciation at physiological conditions addressed.