Degradation of ZIF-8 in phosphate buffered saline media

• Published in: CrystEngComm Vol. 21; no. 31; pp. 4538 - 4544
• Main Authors: Velsquez-Hernndez, Miriam de J, Ricco, Raffaele, Carraro, Francesco, Limpoco, F. Ted, Linares-Moreau, Mercedes, Leitner, Erich, Wiltsche, Helmar, Rattenberger, Johannes, Schrttner, Hartmuth, Frhwirt, Philipp, Stadler, Eduard M, Gescheidt, Georg, Amenitsch, Heinz, Doonan, Christian J, Falcaro, Paolo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
• Subjects: Atomic force microscopy; Buffer solutions; Drug delivery systems; Metal-organic frameworks; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Organic chemistry; Small angle X ray scattering; X ray powder diffraction; Zeolites

Understanding the stability of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) under physiological conditions is critical in biotechnology and biomedicine for biosensing, biocatalysis, and drug delivery. The use of ZIF-8 has shown that this metal organic framework (MOF) and its derived bio-composites can d...