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Editorial
. 2025 Jun 16:13:1636763.
doi: 10.3389/fchem.2025.1636763. eCollection 2025.

Editorial: Metal organic frameworks for antimicrobial prevention and treatments

Maria Cristina Cassani  1 , Raymond J Turner  2 , Francesca Bonvicini  3 , Silvia Panzavolta  4
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Editorial: Metal organic frameworks for antimicrobial prevention and treatments

Maria Cristina Cassani et al. Front Chem. .
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Keywords: MOFs; aminocinnamic acid; antibacterial photodynamic activity; antimicrobial activity; curcumin; titanium scaffolds; zinc imidazolate framework; zinc(II) complexes.

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