Antimicrobial MOFs

C Pettinari, R Pettinari, C Di Nicola, A Tombesi… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Infections caused by microbes constitute a severe risk to public health and the increasing
resistance of pathogens to antibiotics has led to serious health problems in recent years …

Copper-based metal–organic frameworks for biomedical applications

JE Cun, X Fan, Q Pan, W Gao, K Luo, B He… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of important porous, crystalline materials
composed of metal ions (clusters) and organic ligands. Owing to the unique redox chemistry …

Fibre-based composites from the integration of metal–organic frameworks and polymers

GW Peterson, DT Lee, HF Barton, TH Epps III… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The integration of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with polymer fibres enables the
formation of fibrous composite materials with advantages over traditional single-component …

Antibacterial mechanisms and applications of metal-organic frameworks and their derived nanomaterials

J Liu, D Wu, N Zhu, Y Wu, G Li - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Bacterial infection is one of the most serious threats to public health. Despite
traditional antibiotics therapy provides an effective approach to combat pathogenic bacteria …

[HTML][HTML] Biofunctionalization of natural fiber-reinforced biocomposites for biomedical applications

TD Tavares, JC Antunes, F Ferreira, HP Felgueiras - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the last ten years, environmental consciousness has increased worldwide, leading to the
development of eco-friendly materials to replace synthetic ones. Natural fibers are extracted …

The structural appeal of metal–organic frameworks in antimicrobial applications

W Nong, J Wu, RA Ghiladi, Y Guan - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Diseases caused by microorganisms have significantly impacted public health. Metal–
organic frameworks (MOFs) and MOF-based materials with unique physical and chemical …

Fabrication of Cu (BDC) 0.5 (BDC-NH2) 0.5 metal-organic framework for superior H2S removal at room temperature

NK Gupta, S Kim, J Bae, KS Kim - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
A mixed ligand Cu-based MOF, Cu (BDC) 0.5 (BDC-NH 2) 0.5 was synthesized by a rapid
ultrasonication method for the adsorptive removal of hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) gas at room …

Recent developments on MOF-based platforms for antibacterial therapy

Y Liu, L Zhou, Y Dong, R Wang, Y Pan… - RSC Medicinal …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
With increasing pathogenic bacterial infection that is occurring worldwide, antibacterial
therapy has become an important research field. There is great antimicrobial potential in the …

Preparation of zeolitic imidazolate framework-67/wool fabric and its adsorption capacity for reactive dyes

X Qiao, W Gao, X Liu, K Fang, Q Li, X Lu, J Si… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67) formed by Co 2+ and 2-methylimidazole
(MIM) is widely used for adsorption and separation of pollutants. However, there are some …

Robust ZIF-8/alginate fibers for the durable and highly effective antibacterial textiles

X Zheng, Y Zhang, L Zou, Y Wang, X Zhou… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibacterial fibers have great potential in many applications, such as medical dressings,
surgical sutures and masks, etc. owing to their good growth inhibition against bacteria …