Issue 47, 2021

Alkali /alkaline earth-based metal–organic frameworks for biomedical applications

Abstract

With the steady development of metal–organic framework (MOF) materials, this peculiar class of three-dimensional materials has found application prospects in a myriad of areas. The integration of different metals with various categories of ligands engendered a full gamut of frameworks, which of course are supplemented by diversified modification methods. Amongst many metal centers utilized to design and synthesize targeted MOFs, alkali/alkaline earth metal-based MOFs are gaining significant attention because these metal centers can be regarded as human endogenous metals. Numerous studies have shown that alkali/alkaline earth metal MOFs (A/A-E MOFs) tend to have better properties than other metals. This is because A/A-E MOFs offer better biocompatibility, so it is expected to be used in a broader field of biomedicine in the near future. This review mainly introduces the application of A/A-E MOF materials in drug delivery, sensing, and some materials with unique biomedical applications, and elaborates the challenges, obstacles and development of some A/A-E MOF materials in the biomedical field.

Graphical abstract: Alkali /alkaline earth-based metal–organic frameworks for biomedical applications

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
22 Aug. 2021
Accepted
19 Okt. 2021
First published
20 Okt. 2021

Dalton Trans., 2021,50, 17438-17454

Alkali /alkaline earth-based metal–organic frameworks for biomedical applications

G. Ye, C. Chen, J. Lin, X. Peng, A. Kumar, D. Liu and J. Liu, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 17438 DOI: 10.1039/D1DT02814F

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