Volume 37, Issue 1 e6913
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Loading of ZIF-67 on silk with sustained release of iodine as biocompatible antibacterial fibers

Donya Mohammadi Amidi

Donya Mohammadi Amidi

School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

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Kamran Akhbari

Corresponding Author

Kamran Akhbari

School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Correspondence

Kamran Akhbari, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

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Sajjad Soltani

Sajjad Soltani

School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Data curation (equal), ​Investigation (equal), Methodology (equal), Validation (equal)

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First published: 30 September 2022
Citations: 4

Funding information: University of Tehran, Grant/Award Number: 01/1/389845

Abstract

Antibacterial fibers have great potential in numerous applications, including bandages, surgical robes, and surgical sutures, and play a significant role in our everyday lives. Here, zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 was synthesized using a green method on silk fibers through a layer-by-layer process under ultrasonic irradiation (ZIF-67@silk [U]) and without ultrasonic irradiation (ZIF-67@silk [B]). Then, iodine was loaded on ZIF-67@silk samples and were assessed as antibacterial fibers with iodine release. Four samples of ZIF-67@silk and I2@ZIF-67@silk were characterized by FT-IR, PXRD, FE-SEM, TGA, BET, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. Finally, antibacterial activity of ZIF-67@silk (B and U) and I2@ZIF-67@silk (B and U) on Staphylococcus aureus as Gram-positive bacteria and Escherichia coli as Gram-negative bacteria was investigated. In addition to ZIF-67@silk samples, iodine-loaded samples showed excellent antimicrobial facility.

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