Reticular Chemistry | Nanoscience | Materials Chemistry
Rational Design & Discovery of Porous Crystals
Using the principles of reticular chemistry, molecular building blocks (organic molecules, inorganic clusters and complexes, proteins, peptides, and dendrimers) are linked into extended frameworks using strong bonds. This approach is important for translating the high functionality of molecules into solids without losing the robustness needed for making useful materials, or the dynamics and molecular flexibility required for highly functional materials.
Relevant Publications
Zeolite NPO-Type Azolate Frameworks. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, e202207467.
Robust Barium Phosphonate Metal-Organic Frameworks Synthesized under Aqueous Conditions. ACS Mater. Lett., 2021, 3, 1010.
A Titanium-Organic Framework as an Exemplar of Combining the Chemistry of Metal- and Covalent-Organic Frameworks. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 4330.
The Chemistry and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks. Science, 2013, 341, 1230444.
Carbon Dioxide Capture & Conversion
Each stage in the carbon cycle - capture, regeneration and conversion - has its own materials requirements. To realize a total solution, the precision of reticular and materials chemistry are used to build more complex materials that address selective capture, ultrahigh storage, and efficient conversion together in one material system.
Relevant Publications
Novel Porous Organic Polymer for the Concurrent and Selective Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide and Carbon Dioxide from Natural Gas Streams. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 47984.
The Role of Reticular Chemistry in the Design of CO2 Reduction Catalysts. Nature Mater., 2018, 17, 301-307.
New Metal-Organic Frameworks for Chemical Fixation of CO2. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 733-744.
Transport & Delivery of Biologically-Relevant Molecules
Building stimuli-responsive, biocompatible porous materials that have built-in controllable release capabilities for delivering active ingredients to targeted sites. These smart materials have high potential for use in nanomedicine, drug delivery, and cosmetics.
Relevant Publications
Autonomous Homing and Penetration of a Tumor Cell by a Peptide-Coated Reticular Nanoparticle for Delivery of an Anti-Tumor Agent. Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 2375-2386.
Unraveling the Structural Dynamics of an Enzyme Encapsulated within a Metal-Organic Framework. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2020, 124, 3678-3685.
Large Pore Apertures in a Series of Metal-Organic Frameworks. Science, 2012, 336, 1018-1023.
Ionic Conductivity for Cleaner Fuel Sources
Creating new ion-conducting materials that operate at low relative humidity and high temperatures for use in ion exchange membrane fuel cells that enable the cleaner generation of electricity for practical transportation purposes.
Relevant Publications:
High Proton Conductivity at Low Relative Humidity in an Anionic Fe-Based Metal-Organic Framework. J. Mat. Chem. A., 2016, 4, 3638-3641.
Three-Dimensional Metal-Catecholate Frameworks and their Ultrahigh Proton Conductivity. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 15394-15397.