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To review the synthesis strategies, biomedical applications, and translational challenges of nanoscale metal-organic frameworks for drug delivery, molecular imaging, and theranostics.

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Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Nanomedicine Platforms for Drug Delivery and Molecular Imaging

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To review the synthesis strategies, biomedical applications, and translational challenges of nanoscale metal-organic frameworks for drug delivery, molecular imaging, and theranostics.
Surveyed contemporary literature detailing the design and fabrication of nanoscale metal-organic frameworks (NMOFs).
Assessed chemical and structural properties that facilitate therapeutic cargo loading, molecular imaging contrast, and biological degradation.
Identified critical chemical, pharmacological, and manufacturing barriers influencing the clinical translation of NMOF technologies.
NMOFs exhibit superior performance compared to traditional porous carriers due to large surface areas, tunable pore dimensions, and adjustable organic-inorganic compositions.
Tunable framework architectures permit multifunctional integration of therapeutic agents and diagnostic imaging reporters for combined theranostic platforms.
Translation to clinical practice requires resolving challenges in biocompatibility, targeted in vivo biodistribution, and reproducible, large-scale synthesis.

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Review demonstrates the utility of nanoscale metal-organic frameworks in targeted drug delivery and molecular imaging, highlighting their translational potential for theranostics.

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Cai et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d988445e5bcb4e3b836f46 https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201500802

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Implication

Review demonstrates the utility of nanoscale metal-organic frameworks in targeted drug delivery and molecular imaging, highlighting their translational potential for theranostics.

Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Nanomedicine Platforms for Drug Delivery and Molecular Imaging

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Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Nanomedicine Platforms for Drug Delivery and Molecular Imaging

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