Zinc-Based Metal Organic Frameworks as Nontoxic and Biodegradable Platforms for Biomedical Applications: Review Study.

Zinc-Based Metal Organic Frameworks as Nontoxic and Biodegradable Platforms for Biomedical Applications: Review Study. Drug Metab Rev. 2019 Jun 16;:1-39 Authors: Bahrani S, Hashemi SA, Mousavi SM, Azhdari R Abstract Development of biomedical systems for controllable drug delivery systems and construction of biosensors is imperative to reduce side effects of common treatment techniques and enhance the therapeutic efficacy. To address this issue, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as hybrid porous polymeric structures have attracted worldwide attention due to their unprecedented opportunities in vast range of applications in diverse fields including chemistry, biological and medicinal science as gas storage/separation, sensing and drug delivery systems. Recently, biomedical application has become an interesting and promising issue for development and usage of multi-functional MOFs. Flexible chemical composition and versatile porous structure of MOFs enable the engineering and enhancement of their medical formulation and functionality as practical carriers for whether therapeutic or imaging agents. One important point in this domain is the efficient delivery of drugs in the body using nontoxic and biodegradable carriers. This review brings together the literatures that addressing the biomedical applications of Zinc-based MOFs (i.e. as drug delivery systems or non-toxic agent in matter of therapeutic applications) to present recent achievem...
Source: Drug Metabolism Reviews - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Drug Metab Rev Source Type: research