ZIF-8 nanoparticles for facile processing into useful fabric composites

• Main Authors: Teo, Wei Liang, Liu, Jiawei, Zhou, Weiqiang, Zhao, Yanli
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Antibacterial Properties; Coating Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159802
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Because of the importance of large-scale metal-organic framework (MOF) production and processing, the development of practical solutions to obtain commercially relevant MOF-based products is essential. Herein, we demonstrate a feasible pathway to construct functional zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8)-coated fabric composite from commercially available precursors, through a scalable synthetic protocol to produce a large quantity of nanoscale ZIF-8, followed by a facile mean to drop-cast the powdered nanoparticles onto the fabric substrate. The ZIF-8/fabric composite shows enhanced organic dye adsorption capability and superior antibacterial property. This simple yet effective preparation process might be readily adopted for the large-scale production of useful MOF-based composite materials.