The rise of electroactive materials in face masks for preventing virus infections

S Zhang, N Wang, Q Zhang, R Guan, Z Qu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Air-transmitted pathogens may cause severe epidemics, posing considerable threats to
public health and safety. Wearing a face mask is one of the most effective ways to prevent …

The Promise and Potential of Metal–Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks in Vaccine Nanotechnology

YH Wijesundara, TS Howlett, S Kumari… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The immune system's complexity and ongoing evolutionary struggle against deleterious
pathogens underscore the value of vaccination technologies, which have been bolstering …

Enhanced adsorption capacity of ZIF-8 for chemical warfare agent simulants caused by its morphology and surface charge

S Oh, S Lee, G Lee, M Oh - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The effective separation of toxic chemicals, including chemical warfare agents (CWAs), from
the environment via adsorption is of great importance because such chemicals pose a …

Quantifying Ligand Binding to the Surface of Metal–Organic Frameworks

A Wang, K Barcus, SM Cohen - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The binding of molecules to the exterior surface of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is not
a well-understood phenomenon. Herein, the surface chemistry of three MOFs, UiO-66, MIL …

Fabrication of granular three-dimensional graphene oxide/UiO-66 adsorbent for high uranium adsorption: Density functional theory and fixed bed column studies

CE Choong, YY Chang, J Yang, JR Kim, SE Oh… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents a thorough investigation of the novel application of graphene oxide (GO)
modified with melamine formaldehyde to fabricate granular three-dimensional GO (3D-GO) …

Reproducibility in research into metal-organic frameworks in nanomedicine

RS Forgan - Communications Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are currently widely investigated for a number of potential
biomedicinal applications, with particular focus on nanoscale drug delivery. Nanomedicine …

Metal–organic frameworks in drug delivery: engineering versatile platforms for therapeutic applications

DSR Khafaga, MT El-Morsy, H Faried, AH Diab… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted much attention as versatile
materials for drug delivery and personalized medicine. MOFs are porous structures made up …

The synergistic effect of Cu-MOF nanoparticles and immunomodulatory agent on SARS-CoV-2 inhibition

A Ejsmont, A Warowicka, J Broniarczyk… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, HKUST-1 and Cu-BDC nanoparticles were used as delivery systems for the
early anti-COVID-19 drug, hydroxychloroquine. The antiviral MOF/drug combinations …

Folic acid functionalized Ag@ MOF (Ag) decorated carboxymethyl starch nanoparticles as a new doxorubicin delivery system with inherent antibacterial activity

R Safarpour, M Pooresmaeil, H Namazi - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering the benefits of controlled drug delivery in cancer treatment, as well as the
importance of biological macromolecules in this area, herein, the pre-synthesized …

Constructing Physiological Defense Systems against Infectious Disease with Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Review

NO Mishra, AS Quon, A Nguyen… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The swift and deadly spread of infectious diseases, alongside the rapid advancement of
scientific technology in the past several centuries, has led to the invention of various …