Eco friendly synthesis of the LiY(MoO4)2 coral-like quantum dots in biotemplate MOF (QD/BioMOF) for in vivo imaging and ibuprofen removal from an aqueous media study

Abstract

Here as the first new research study on the bio quantum dots on metal–organic frameworks (BQDMOFs), we synthesized coral-like LiY(MoO4)2 BQDMOFs with hydrothermal method as an eco-friendly and cost effective approach. The lecithin as complex mixtures of lipids such as phospholipids which was extracted from egg yolk was applied not only as emulsifier for the formation of LiY(MoO4)2 quantum dots, but also acts as organic ligand and auxiliary linker agent on the base structure of the organic frameworks. The effect of such factors as pH (3–11), show with increasing pH from 3 up to 11 solubility increases and as a result the ibuprofen removal increases.The BQDMOFs structures were synthesized on the base of an organic frameworks with coral-like morphology with diameter in a range about 8–20 nm. The physicochemical properties, Ibuprofen removal from an aqueous media and in vivo imaging studies were investigated on the LiY(MoO4)2 BQDMOFs structures. Final products were characterization with analyze nanoparticle size using the well-known technique of dynamic light scattering (DLS), High-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC), Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Infrared spectroscopy (IR) and the UV–Visible spectrum. From the sum of the results it can be established that LiY(MoO4)2 BQDMOFs structures acts not only as a super-radiant photoluminescence (SRP) substance for use in in vivo imaging in small animal researches but also as a surface-specific material which can be use in removal of ibuprofen drug from an aqueous media. The photocatalyst results of the LiY(MoO4)2 BQDMOFs shows high removal efficiency of ibuprofen (more than 99%) after 60 min under the UV light.