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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Microwave-Responsive Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Enhanced In Vitro Controlled Release of Doxorubicin.

Syeda Fiza Fatima, Rana Sabouni, Ghaleb Husseini, Vinod Paul, Hassan Gomaa, Remya Radha

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Syeda Fiza FatimaDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O.Box 26666, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-2010-6350
Rana SabouniDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O.Box 26666, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-9163-4345
Ghaleb HusseiniDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O.Box 26666, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-7244-3105
Vinod PaulDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O.Box 26666, United Arab Emirates.
Hassan GomaaDepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, ON TEB 459, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0761-5177
Remya RadhaDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O.Box 26666, United Arab Emirates.

Funding

American University of Sharjah FRG-21-M-E63Western University Grant # 2019-04117
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are excellent candidates for a range of applications because of their numerous advantages, such as high surface area, porosity, and thermal and chemical stability. In this study, microwave (MW) irradiation is used as a novel stimulus in vitro controlled release of Doxorubicin (DOX) from two MOFs, namely Fe-BTC and MIL-53(Al), to enhance drug delivery in cancer therapy. DOX was encapsulated into Fe-BTC and MIL-53(Al) with drug-loading efficiencies of up to 67% for Fe-BTC and 40% for MIL-53(Al). Several characterization tests, including XRD, FTIR, TGA, BET, FE-SEM, and EDX, confirmed both MOF samples' drug-loading and -release mechanisms. Fe-BTC exhibited a substantial improvement in drug-release efficiency (54%) when exposed to microwave irradiation at pH 7.4 for 50 min, whereas 11% was achieved without the external modality. A similar result was observed at pH 5.3; however, in both cases, the release efficiencies were substantially higher with microwave exposure (40%) than without (6%). In contrast, MIL-53(Al) exhibited greater sensitivity to pH, displaying a higher release rate (66%) after 38 min at pH 5.3 compared to 55% after 50 min at pH 7.4 when subjected to microwave irradiation. These results highlight the potential of both MOFs as highly heat-responsive to thermal stimuli. The results of the MTT assay demonstrated the cell viability across different concentrations of the MOFs after two days of incubation. This suggests that MOFs hold promise as potential candidates for tumor targeting. Additionally, the fact that the cells maintained their viability at different durations of microwave exposure confirms that the latter is a safe modality for triggering drug release from MOFs.

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cancerdoxorubicindrug deliverymetal–organic frameworksmicrowaveMOF characterizationMOFsMOFs in drug deliveryMOF synthesis techniques

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PMCPMC11243425

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