Flexible porous metal-organic frameworks for a controlled drug delivery

J Am Chem Soc. 2008 May 28;130(21):6774-80. doi: 10.1021/ja710973k. Epub 2008 May 3.

Abstract

Flexible nanoporous chromium or iron terephtalates (BDC) MIL-53(Cr, Fe) or M(OH)[BDC] have been used as matrices for the adsorption and in vitro drug delivery of Ibuprofen (or alpha- p-isobutylphenylpropionic acid). Both MIL-53(Cr) and MIL-53(Fe) solids adsorb around 20 wt % of Ibuprofen (Ibuprofen/dehydrated MIL-53 molar ratio = 0.22(1)), indicating that the amount of inserted drug does not depend on the metal (Cr, Fe) constitutive of the hybrid framework. Structural and spectroscopic characterizations are provided for the solid filled with Ibuprofen. In each case, the very slow and complete delivery of Ibuprofen was achieved under physiological conditions after 3 weeks with a predictable zero-order kinetics, which highlights the unique properties of flexible hybrid solids for adapting their pore opening to optimize the drug-matrix interactions.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Chromium Compounds / administration & dosage
  • Chromium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / administration & dosage
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / chemistry*
  • Ferric Compounds / administration & dosage
  • Ferric Compounds / chemistry*
  • Ibuprofen / administration & dosage*
  • Ibuprofen / chemistry*
  • Kinetics
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Metal Nanoparticles / administration & dosage
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Phthalic Acids / administration & dosage
  • Phthalic Acids / chemistry*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Chromium Compounds
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Phthalic Acids
  • terephthalic acid
  • Ibuprofen