Nanotheranostics 2022; 6(2):143-160. doi:10.7150/ntno.63458 This issue Cite
Review
1. Department of Pharmaceutics, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan Province, P. R. China.
2. Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan Province, P. R. China.
3. Molecular Imaging Research Center of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.
*These authors contributed equally to this work.
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), composited with metal ions and organic linkers, have become promising candidates in the biomedical field own to their unique properties, such as high surface area, pore-volume, tunable pore size, and versatile functionalities. In this review, we introduce and summarize the synthesis and characterization methods of MOFs, and their bioimaging applications, including optical bioimaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and multi-mode. Furthermore, their bioimaging strategies, remaining challenges and future directions are discussed and proposed. This review provides valuable references for the designing of molecular bioimaging probes based on MOFs.
Keywords: Metal-organic frameworks, Optical bioimaging, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Computed tomography