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Metal–organic Frameworks

A tale of two entanglements

Nature Materials volume 6, pages 92–93 (2007)Cite this article

Entanglement of interpenetrating metal–organic frameworks has been considered a drawback to porosity. However, the pore size of these structures can be controlled through framework dynamics to achieve selectivity and increased binding of ions and gases.

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Figure 1: Shifting networks.

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