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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2026

DNA-mimic for Specific Surface Functionalization of Zr-MOFs for Bacterial Targeting.

Anna Scheeder, Jon Ostolaza-Paraiso, Andrew G Baker, Juan F Blandez, Georgina E Lindop, Simon M Fairclough, Ljiljana Fruk, Ioanna Mela, David Fairen-Jimenez, Clemens F Kaminski

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Anna ScheederDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0009-0004-0042-6578
Jon Ostolaza-ParaisoDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6470-8911
Andrew G BakerDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Juan F BlandezDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7395-998X
Georgina E LindopDepartment of Material Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Simon M FaircloughDepartment of Material Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Ljiljana FrukDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Ioanna MelaDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2914-9971
David Fairen-JimenezDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5013-1194
Clemens F KaminskiDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5194-0962

Funding

European Union 860942National Biofilms Innovation Centre BB/R012415/1 03PoC20-105Royal Society IES∖R2∖222107Royal Society IES∖R3∖223128Royal Society RGS∖R1∖231266Royal Society URF/R1/221795UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/H018301/1UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/L015889/1UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/S022953/1UK Medical Research Council MR/K015850/1UK Medical Research Council MR/K02292X/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 227923/Z/23/Z
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Abstract

Nanosized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are versatile platforms used in biomedical applications due to their high loading capacity, large surface area, and tunable functionality. Without surface modifications, these nanoparticles lack cell specificity and are prone to aggregation and degradation in biological environments, reducing their effectiveness. Surface attachment of DNA via phosphate group coordination to zirconium-based MOFs improves stability, but DNA binding remains non-site-specific due to the abundance of phosphate groups in its backbone, limiting DNA's addressability for further functionalization. To address this issue, we present a novel, significantly faster single-step approach for the post-synthesis modification of the external surface of PCN-222 nanoparticles using an uncharged synthetic mimic of DNA, peptide nucleic acids (PNA). By using phosphate-modified PNA, we achieve surface functionalization through coordination with the Zr

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DNAPeptide Nucleic AcidsZirconiumMetal-Organic FrameworksNanoparticlesDNAMetal-Organic FrameworksPeptide Nucleic AcidsZirconiumbacteriametal–organic frameworkpeptide nucleic acidpost‐synthesis modification

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PMID42175863
PMCPMC13383184

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