Abdul Rauf, Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Jahangir, Mehdi Hassan, Anam Tariq, Wajahat Ali, Ali Bahadur, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Khalid M Alotaibi, Matar Alshalwi
Zinc-based metal–organic frameworks for encapsulation and sustained release of ciprofloxacin for excellent antibacterial activities
BACKGROUND
In terms of crystalline nanoporous materials, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are relatively new. They are self-assembling structures made of organic ligands that serve as linkers between metal centers and metal ions that function as coordination centers. Due to MOFs' high porosity, absence of nonaccessible bulk volume, vast surface areas and variety of pore sizes and topologies, drug delivery via them is becoming more and more common.
RESULTS
Zn-MOF and Zn-MOF@drug were produced using a solvothermal approach in this study and characterized using a variety of methods, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Utilizing the zone of inhibition and minimum inhibitory concentration approaches, Zn-MOF and Zn-MOF@drug were evaluated for their antibacterial capability against Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, two types of bacteria.
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Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology(JCTB) is an international, inter-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal concerned with the application of scientific discoveries and advancements in chemical and biological technology that aim towards economically and environmentally sustainable industrial processes.