The surface chemistry of metal-organic frameworks

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have received particular attention over the last 20 years as a result of their attractive properties offering potential applications in a number of areas. Typically, these characteristics are tuned by functionalisation of the bulk of the MOF material itself. This Feat...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2015-03, Vol.51 (25), p.5199-5217
Main Authors: McGuire, Christina V, Forgan, Ross S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Catalysis
Chemists
Control surfaces
Drug delivery systems
Metal-organic frameworks
Surface chemistry
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Summary:Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have received particular attention over the last 20 years as a result of their attractive properties offering potential applications in a number of areas. Typically, these characteristics are tuned by functionalisation of the bulk of the MOF material itself. This Feature Article focuses instead on modification of MOF particles at their surfaces only, which can also offer control over the bulk properties of the material. The differing surface modification techniques available to the synthetic chemist will be discussed, with a focus on the effect of surface modification of MOFs on their fundamental properties and application in adsorption, catalysis, drug delivery and other areas. Techniques to selectively modify the surfaces of metal-organic framework particles are reviewed, with particular focus on materials properties and applications.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c4cc04458d