Metal-organic frameworks: mechanisms of antibacterial action and potential applications.
Metal-organic frameworks: mechanisms of antibacterial action and potential applications.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.drudis.2016.04.009
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发表时间:
2016-06
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Gabriela Wyszogrodzka;B. Marszalek;B. Gil;P. Dorożyński
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作者:
Gabriela Wyszogrodzka;B. Marszalek;B. Gil;P. Dorożyński
HighlightsMetal-organic frameworks demonstrated significant antibacterial activity.MOFs may be used as antimicrobial agents or carriers of bactericidal substances.MOFs antibacterial action is similar to the other metal-based nanoparticulate systems.Porous structures of MOFs offer open access to the metal centers.The growing resistance of pathogens to conventional antibiotics has become a public health problem and raises the need to seek new effective solutions. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous, hybrid materials comprising metal ions linked by organic binding ligands. The possibility of using a variety of chemical building components in MOFs enables the formation of structures with desired properties. They can act as a reservoir of metal ions, providing their gradual release and resulting in a sustained antibacterial action analogous to that proposed for metal/metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) but different to that of antibiotics. These features make MOFs promising candidates for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications, as illustrated by examples discussed in this review.