The optical absorption of UiO-66–NH₂ MOF was red-shifted using a diazo-coupling reaction. The modifications performed with naphthols and aniline yielded reddish samples, and the modifications with diphenylaniline yielded dark violet ones. The photocatalytic activity of these modified MOFs was assessed for methylene blue degradation, showing a good performance relative to traditional TiO₂. The degradation performance was found to correlate with the red shift of the absorption edge. These findings suggest potential applications of these materials in photocatalysis and in dye sensitized solar cells.

Glucose and lipid containing particles such as LDL interact with hIAPP, resulting in the formation of hIAPP oligomeric structures that yield an intrinsic fluorescence and toxicity in cellular assays.