Preparation of an Ag-loaded Cu-MOF nanocomposite with excellent activity for photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline and enhanced antibacterial activity

Key Points

• To prepare and evaluate the photocatalytic and antibacterial performance of an Ag-loaded Cu-MOF nanocomposite.
• Preparation of Cu-MOF/Ag nanocomposites via sequential deposition-reduction
• Assessment of photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline
• Evaluation of antibacterial activity against MRSA
• Cu-MOF/12%Ag achieved 95.5% degradation of tetracycline in 60 minutes
• Demonstrated improved antibacterial activity against MRSA compared to Cu-MOF alone

Abstract