title: Biofunctional metal-phenolic films from dietary flavonoids.
abstract: We assembled dietary, bioactive flavonoids into a metal coordinated network to form thin, surface-bound films and hollow capsules, overcoming the poor water solubility of free flavonoids. Films formed from quercetin, myricetin, luteolin and fisetin show radical scavenging activity, a renowned feature of their parent flavonoids, and can be reused over multiple cycles. These films are expected to have potential applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries.
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Nadja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bertleff-Zieschang
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Md Arifur
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-2097
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rahim
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0103-1207
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ju
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Julia A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Braunger
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suma
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Yunlu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Shuaijun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavalieri
authors.affiliation: Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0197-497X
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caruso
mesh_terms: D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry*; D005502:Food; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D005419:Flavonoids; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D010636:Phenols