Microencapsulated Isoniazid-Loaded Metal–Organic Frameworks for Pulmonary Administration of Antituberculosis Drugs

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that causes a great number of deaths in the world (1.5 million people per year). This disease is currently treated by administering high doses of various oral anti-TB drugs for prolonged periods (up to 2 years). While this regimen is normally effective when taken as prescribed, many people with TB experience difficulties in complying with their medication schedule. Furthermore, the oral administration of standard anti-TB drugs causes severe side effects and widespread resistances. Recently, we proposed an original platform for pulmonary TB treatment consisting of mannitol microspheres (Ma MS) containing iron (III) trimesate metal–organic framework (MOF) MIL-100 nanoparticles (NPs). In the present work, we loaded this system with the first-line anti-TB drug isoniazid (INH) and evaluated both the viability and safety of the drug vehicle components, as well as the cell internalization of the formulation in alveolar A549 cells. Results show that INH-loaded MOF (INH@MIL-100) NPs were efficiently microencapsulated in Ma MS, which displayed suitable aerodynamic characteristics for pulmonary administration and non-toxicity. MIL-100 and INH@MIL-100 NPs were efficiently internalized by A549 cells, mainly localized in the cytoplasm. In conclusion, the proposed micro-nanosystem is a good candidate for the pulmonary administration of anti-TB drugs.

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Polyvinyl Alcohol/Chitosan and Polyvinyl Alcohol/Ag@MOF Bilayer Hydrogel for Tissue Engineering Applications

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym13183151 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (18) ◽

pp. 3151

Author(s):

Meng Zhang ◽

Guohui Wang ◽

Xin Zhang ◽

Yuqi Zheng ◽

Shaoxiang Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Tissue Engineering ◽

Polyvinyl Alcohol ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

A549 Cells ◽

Hydrogel Scaffold ◽

Adhesion Ability ◽

Good Antibacterial Activity ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Good Water Retention ◽

Uniform Pore Size

In this paper, polyvinyl alcohol/Ag-Metal-organic framework (PVA/Ag@MOF) and polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan (PVA/CS) were used as the inner and outer layers to successfully prepare a bilayer composite hydrogel for tissue engineering scaffold. The performance of bilayer hydrogels was evaluated. The outer layer (PVA/CS) has a uniform pore size distribution, good water retention, biocompatibility and cell adhesion ability. The inner layer (PVA/Ag@MOF) has good antibacterial activity and poor biocompatibility. PVA, PVA/0.1%Ag@MOF, PVA/0.5%Ag@MOF, and PVA/1.0%Ag@MOF show anti-microbial activity in ascending order. However, its use as an inner layer avoids direct contact with cells and prevents infection. The cell viability of all samples was above 90%, indicating that the bilayer hydrogel was non-toxic to A549 cells. The bilayer hydrogel scaffold combines the advantages of the inner and outer layers. In summary, this new bilayer composite is an ideal lung scaffold for tissue engineering.

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γ-Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Framework as a Carrier to Deliver Triptolide for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

10.21203/rs.3.rs-97854/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Zhe Li ◽

Gang Yang ◽

Rong Wang ◽

Yuanyuan Wang ◽

Jing Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽

Water Solubility ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Cell Internalization ◽

The Poor ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Tumor Drugs ◽

Organic Framework

Abstract Triptolide (TPL) has been employed to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the poor water-solubility of TPL restrict its applications. Therefore, we prepared TPL loaded cyclodextrin-based metal-organic framework (TPL@CD-MOF) to improve the solubility and bioavailability of TPL, thus enhancing the anti-tumor effect on HCC. The BET surface and the pore size of TPL@CD-MOF were 1134.5 m2·g−1 and 1.6 nm, respectively. The results of XRD indicated that TPL in TPL@CD-MOF was encapsuled. TPL@CD-MOF showed a slower release than free TPL in vitro. Moreover, the CD-MOF improved the cell internalization and bioavailability of TPL. TPL@CD-MOF also showed higher anti-tumor efficacy in vitro and in vivo compared to free TPL. As a carrier, CD-MOF improved the solubility and bioavailability of TPL. In addition, TPL@CD-MOF exhibited improved anti-tumor effects in vitro and in vivo, indicating great potential as a carrier for insoluble anti-tumor drugs.

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Metal–Organic Framework Microsphere Formulation for Pulmonary Administration

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ◽

10.1021/acsami.0c07356 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (23) ◽

pp. 25676-25682 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Cristina Fernández-Paz ◽

Sara Rojas ◽

Pablo Salcedo-Abraira ◽

Teresa Simón-Yarza ◽

Carmen Remuñán-López ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Pulmonary Administration ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Organic Framework

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Multifunctional metal–organic framework heterostructures for enhanced cancer therapy

Chemical Society Reviews ◽

10.1039/d0cs00178c ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jintong Liu ◽

Jing Huang ◽

Lei Zhang ◽

Jianping Lei

Keyword(s):

Cancer Therapy ◽

General Principle ◽

Biomedical Applications ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Functional Modulation ◽

Organic Framework

We review the general principle of the design and functional modulation of nanoscaled MOF heterostructures, and biomedical applications in enhanced therapy.

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Magnetic Ordering via Itinerant Ferromagnetism in a Metal-Organic Framework

10.26434/chemrxiv.12330866 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jesse Park ◽

Brianna Collins ◽

Lucy Darago ◽

Tomce Runcevski ◽

Michael Aubrey ◽

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Keyword(s):

Charge Transport ◽

Magnetic Order ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Magnetic Ordering ◽

Double Exchange ◽

Itinerant Ferromagnetism ◽

Organic Solids ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Organic Framework

Materials that combine magnetic order with other desirable physical attributes offer to revolutionize our energy landscape. Indeed, such materials could find transformative applications in spintronics, quantum sensing, low-density magnets, and gas separations. As a result, efforts to design multifunctional magnetic materials have recently moved beyond traditional solid-state materials to metal–organic solids. Among these, metal–organic frameworks in particular bear structures that offer intrinsic porosity, vast chemical and structural programmability, and tunability of electronic properties. Nevertheless, magnetic order within metal–organic frameworks has generally been limited to low temperatures, owing largely to challenges in creating strong magnetic exchange in extended metal–organic solids. Here, we employ the phenomenon of itinerant ferromagnetism to realize magnetic ordering at TC = 225 K in a mixed-valence chromium(II/III) triazolate compound, representing the highest ferromagnetic ordering temperature yet observed in a metal–organic framework. The itinerant ferromagnetism is shown to proceed via a double-exchange mechanism, the first such observation in any metal–organic material. Critically, this mechanism results in variable-temperature conductivity with barrierless charge transport below TC and a large negative magnetoresistance of 23% at 5 K. These observations suggest applications for double-exchange-based coordination solids in the emergent fields of magnetoelectrics and spintronics. Taken together, the insights gleaned from these results are expected to provide a blueprint for the design and synthesis of porous materials with synergistic high-temperature magnetic and charge transport properties.

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Engineering Porosity Through Defects in a Giant Pore Metal–Organic Framework

10.26434/chemrxiv.12847574.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Adam Sapnik ◽

Duncan Johnstone ◽

Sean M. Collins ◽

Giorgio Divitini ◽

Alice Bumstead ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Distribution Function ◽

Ball Milling ◽

Local Structure ◽

Pair Distribution Function ◽

Function Analysis ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Defect Engineering ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Unsaturated Metal Sites

Defect engineering is a powerful tool that can be used to tailor the properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Here, we incorporate defects through ball milling to systematically vary the porosity of the giant pore MOF, MIL-100 (Fe). We show that milling leads to the breaking of metal–linker bonds, generating more coordinatively unsaturated metal sites, and ultimately causes amorphisation. Pair distribution function analysis shows the hierarchical local structure is partiallyretained, even in the amorphised material. We find that the solvent toluene stabilises the MIL-100 (Fe) framework against collapse and leads to a substantial rentention of porosity over the non-stabilised material.

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Metal-Organic Frameworks vs. Buffers: Case Study of UiO-66 Stability

10.26434/chemrxiv.12588269.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Bůžek ◽

Slavomír Adamec ◽

Kamil Lang ◽

Jan Demel

Keyword(s):

Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽

Buffer Capacity ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Metal Organic Frameworks ◽

Analytical Techniques ◽

Aqueous Dispersions ◽

Inductively Coupled ◽

Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽

Metal Organic

<div>UiO-66 is a zirconium-based metal-organic framework (MOF) that has numerous applications. Our group recently determined that UiO-66 is not as inert in aqueous dispersions as previously reported in the literature. The present work therefore assessed the behaviour of UiO-66 in buffers: 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (TRIS), 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-ethane sulfonic acid (HEPES), N-ethylmorpholine (NEM) and phosphate buffer (PB), all of which are commonly used in many UiO-66 applications. High pressure liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry were used to monitor degradation of the MOF. In each buffer, the terephthalate linker was released to some extent, with a more pronounced leaching effect in the saline forms of these buffers. The HEPES buffer was found to be the most benign, whereas NEM and PB should be avoided at any concentration as they were shown to rapidly degrade the UiO-66 framework. Low concentration TRIS buffers are also recommended, although these offer minimal buffer capacity to adjust pH. Regardless of the buffer used, rapid terephthalate release was observed, indicating that the UiO-66 was attacked immediately after mixing with the buffer. In addition, the dissolution of zirconium, observed in some cases, intensified the UiO-66 decomposition process. These results demonstrate that sensitive analytical techniques have to be used to monitor the release of MOF components so as to quantify the stabilities of these materials in liquid environments.</div>

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Solvent-Free Powder Synthesis and MOF-CVD Thin Films of the Mesoporous Metal-Organic Framework MAF-6

10.26434/chemrxiv.9860891.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Timothée Stassin ◽

Ivo Stassen ◽

Joao Marreiros ◽

Alexander John Cruz ◽

Rhea Verbeke ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Vapor Phase ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Chemical Vapor ◽

Uptake Capacity ◽

Powder Synthesis ◽

Crystalline Films ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Mesoporous Metal ◽

First Time ◽

Organic Framework

A simple solvent- and catalyst-free method is presented for the synthesis of the mesoporous metal-organic framework (MOF) MAF-6 (RHO-Zn(eIm)2) based on the reaction of ZnO with 2-ethylimidazole vapor at temperatures ≤ 100 °C. By translating this method to a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) protocol, mesoporous crystalline films could be deposited for the first time entirely from the vapor phase. A combination of PALS and Kr physisorption measurements confirmed the porosity of these MOF-CVD films and the size of the MAF-6 supercages (diam. ~2 nm), in close agreement with powder data and calculations. MAF-6 powders and films were further characterized by XRD, TGA, SEM, FTIR, PDF and EXAFS. The exceptional uptake capacity of the mesoporous MAF-6 in comparison to the microporous ZIF-8 is demonstrated by vapor-phase loading of a molecule larger than the ZIF-8 windows.

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