Three new metal organic frameworks (MOFs) with chemical formulae [(CH3)2NH2] [Sm3(L1)2(HCOO)2(DMF)2(H2O)]·2DMF·18H2O (1), [Cu2(L2)(H2O)2]·2.22DMA (2) and [Zn2(L1)(DMA)]·1.75DMA were synthesized and structurally characterized. 1 and 2 show a classical NbO-like topology and have two types of interconnected cages. 3 exhibits an uncommon zzz topology and has two types of interconnected cages. These MOFs can adsorb large amounts of the drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and release it in a progressive way. 5-FU was incorporated into desolvated 1, 2 and 3 with loadings of 0.40, 0.42, and 0.45 g g(-1), respectively. The drug release rates were 72%, 96% and 79% of the drug after 96 hours in 1, 120 hours in 2 and 96 hours in 3, respectively. Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations were performed to investigate the molecular interactions during 5-FU adsorption to the three novel materials. The GCMC simulations reproduced the experimental trend with respect to the drug loading capacity of each material. They also provided a structural description of drug packing within the frameworks, helping to explain the load capacity and controlled release characteristics of the materials. 5-FU binding preferences to 1, 2 and 3 reflect the diversity in pore types, chemistry and sizes. The calculated drug load is more related to the molecular properties of accessible volume Vacc than to the pore size.
Este trabalho reporta a obtenção de nanopartículas de aluminato de zinco dopado com Eu3+, por meio do método de síntese por reação de combustão. Foram preparadas quatro amostras com diferentes concentrações de dopante, para avaliar o efeito do teor de Eu3+ na luminescência dos pós obtidos. Os resultados de difração de raios X confirmaram a formação da fase espinélio ZnAl2O4 e também traços de fases secundárias identificadas como EuAlO3 e ZnO, em quantidade diretamente proporcional ao teor de dopante das amostras. O espectro de emissão foi excitado em 265 nm (lambdamax), o qual apresentou picos característicos do íon Eu3+ localizados em torno de 578, 591 613, 653 e 703 nm. Os resultados obtidos por microscopia eletrônica de varredura apresentam aglomerados em forma de placas irregulares formadas por nanopartículas com pontos dispersos de fase secundaria na superfície. Baseado nos resultados verificou-se a dependência da intensidade de luminescência com o teor e também com a forma de incorporação do íon Eu3+, inserido na rede hospedeira, adsorvido na superfície de nanopartículas ou formando uma segunda fase.
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