Posted by Recently developed, nanoscale metal-organic frameworks (nanoMOFs) functionalized with versatile coatings are drawing special attention in the nanomedicine field. Core–shell MIL-100(Al) nanoMOFs were prepared for the delivery of the anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). DOX was efficiently incorporated in the MOFs and was released in a progressive manner, depending on the initial loading. Besides, the coatings were made of biodegradable γ-cyclodextrin-citrate oligomers (CD-CO) with affinity for both DOX and the MOF cores. DOX was incorporated and released faster due to its affinity for the coating material. A set of complementary solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) experiments including 1H-1H and 13C-27Al two-dimensional NMR, was used to gain a deep understanding on the multiple interactions involved in the MIL-100(Al) core–shell system. To do so, 13C-labelled shells were synthesized. This study paves the way towards a methodology to assess the nanoMOF component localization at a molecular scale and to investigate the nanoMOF physicochemical properties, which play a main role in their biological applications.
Li, X.; Porcino, M.; Qiu, J.; Constantin, D.; Martineau-Corcos, C.; Gref, R. Doxorubicin-Loaded Metal-Organic Frameworks Nanoparticles with Engineered Cyclodextrin Coatings: Insights on Drug Location by Solid State NMR Spectroscopy. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 945. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11040945
Featured image: TEM images of MIL-100 (Al) nanoMOFs (A), CD-CO@ MIL-100 (Al) (B), DOX loaded MIL-100 (Al) (C) and DOX loaded CD-CO@MIL-100 (Al) (D) (scale bar: 200 nm).