Exploring the multifaceted roles of metal–organic frameworks in ecosystem regulation

作者：Wanjing Li, Jing Chen, Jian Guo, Ka Teng Chan, Yini Liang, Meixuan Chen, Jing Wang, Srinivas Gadipelli, Xuedong Zhou, Lei Cheng · 发表于：Journal of Materials Chemistry B · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1039/d4tb01882f · 被引用次数：11 · 研究领域：Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications、Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis、Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Achieving microecological balance is a complex environmental challenge. This is because the equilibrium of microecological systems necessitates both the eradication of harmful microorganisms and preservation of the beneficial ones. Conventional materials predominantly target the elimination of pathogenic microorganisms and often neglect the protection of advantageous microbial species. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with excellent physicochemical properties (such as crystalline particles of various dimensions with highly porous network topology, variable local networking structures, diverse compositions with functional groups, high specific surface areas and pore volumes for surface and porous guest molecular adsorption/adhesion/affinity/binding and separation) have been extensively studied as a type of bactericidal material. However, only recently, studies on using MOFs to protect microorganisms have been reported. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms and applications of various MOFs (such as ZIF-8, ZIF-90, HKUST-1, MOF-5, and MIL-101) in both microbial eradication and protection. Insights into previous studies on MOF development, the material-bacteria interaction mechanisms, and potential clinical and environmental applications are also elucidated. MOFs with different framework structures/topologies (zeolite, sodalite, scaffolding, diamond, one-dimensional, and spherical/cylindrical cavities/pore networks), particle dimensions, polyhedral, cubic,...