Applied Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(10), P. 5479 - 5479

Published: May 14, 2025

Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are a unique family of tailor-made porous materials that have gained significant attention for their properties and applications in various fields, including agriculture agrifood. The aim this review is to explore the potential MOFs as smart carriers delivery mediums essential oils (EOs) and/or aromatic volatiles. Emphasis given be applied crop protection fresh food preservation. indeed present highly promising physicochemical characteristics order such sectors. To name few, high surface area, tunable porosity, customizable functionalities, make them ideal EOs, which established antimicrobial but wider practical limited by volatility chemical sensitivity. encapsulation EOs enhances stability, controlled release, bioavailability, providing effective solutions sustainable safety. Furthermore, we discuss MOF types, emphasizing most recent literature references, cyclodextrin-based MOFs, Cu2+ based Zn2+ well Zr4+ MOFs. In work, attempt highlight interactions (e.g., pore size functionality), contribute different within We focus on detailed discussion external stimuli can trigger targeted release pH changes caused pathogenic microbial activity. Additionally, examine benefits reduction premature evaporation due volatile nature improved sites. These aspects explored frameworks’ safety enhancement, extended shelf life promotion preservation alternatives. address MOFs’ limitations biocompatibility, scalability stability under field conditions further comprehend EO agrifood applications, protection. Finally, work aims global challenges nutrition agriculture.

Language: Английский