Exploiting the Redox Activity of MIL-100(Fe) Carrier Enables Prolonged Carvacrol Antimicrobial Activity
Katia Caamaño, Raquel Heras-Mozos, Joaquín Calbo, Jesús Cases Díaz, João C. Waerenborgh, Bruno J. C. Vieira, Pilar Hernández‐Muñoz, Rafael Gavara, Mónica Giménez‐Marqués
Abstract
due to a triggered two-step carvacrol release from films containing the carvacrol@MOF composite. Essentially, it was discovered that based on the underlying chemical interaction between MIL-100(Fe) and carvacrol, it is possible to undergo a reversible charge-transfer process between the metallic MOF counterpart and carvacrol upon certain chemical stimuli. During this process, the preferred carvacrol binding site was monitored by infrared, Mössbauer, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies, and the results are supported by theoretical calculations.
Topics & Concepts
CarvacrolMaterials scienceComposite numberRedoxChemical engineeringNanotechnologyAntimicrobialOrganic chemistryChemistryComposite materialMetallurgyEngineeringMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisEnergetic Materials and Combustion