A method of synthesis of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) includes preparing a metal solution by dissolving at least one metal salt in an aqueous solution and buffering the metal solution with a base to achieve a first pH, the metal solution optionally comprising an organic co-solvent, preparing a linker solution by adding at least one organic acid linker and at least one base to an aqueous solution, and mixing the metal solution and the linker solution to produce the MOFs. The at least one organic acid linker has an ability to be protonated or deprotonated in response to a second pH, and the mixture of the metal solution and the linker solution has a third pH value, where the third pH value is greater than a highest pK.sub.a of the organic acid linker. The MOFs may be applied to a textile.

A method for developing an antimicrobial includes coating a cyclodextrin-based metal-organic framework (CD-MOF-1) solution on a polypropylene fabric. The method further includes forming a MOF-coated fabric based on the CD-MOF-1 coating. The method further may load a benzalkonium chloride (BAC)-based surfactant on the MOF-coated fabric to develop the antimicrobial fabric.

A composite sheet can include one or more metal organic frameworks dispersed in a sheet base material formed of fibers. The one or more metal organic frameworks can be supported on surfaces of the fibers. After a heat treatment, a ratio of a mass of the one or more metal organic frameworks to a mass of the entire composite sheet can be 80 mass % or more. One fiber forming a central region of the composite sheet in a thickness direction can have a surface coverage by the metal organic frameworks of 60% or more. A surface exposure ratio of the one or more metal organic frameworks can be 50% or more.