Work

Pollen-like ZIF-8 colloidosomes via emulsion templating and etching

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: We report a one-pot emulsion-templating strategy for the preparation of ZIF-8 microcapsules both in the presence and absence of surfactants. Capsule diameter is tuneable in the range 1-10 μm, and they can be post-synthetically etched with excess imidazole to form hierarchical architectures resembling Oleaceae pollen grains.

Source: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03511c

Authors: Lucia Lupica-Spagnolo, Daniel J. Ward, John-Joseph Marie, Smaragda Lymperopoulou, Darren Bradshaw

Institution: University of Southampton

Language: English

Topic: Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, FP7 Ideas: European Research Council

Awards: G3214132704, Exploring the MOF-peptide interface: from phage display to materials synthesis, thin films and composites, G4142912811