Soft porous crystals

• Published in: Nature chemistry Vol. 1; no. 9; pp. 695 - 704
• Main Authors: Horike, Satoshi, Shimomura, Satoru, Kitagawa, Susumu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2009; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Analytical Chemistry; Biochemistry; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Crystallography, X-Ray; Crystals; Electric fields; Enzymes; Inorganic Chemistry; Materials science; Nanotechnology - methods; Organic Chemistry; Organometallic Compounds - chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Polymers; Polymers - chemistry; Porosity; Research parks; review-article; Zeolites; Zeolites - chemistry; Japan

Encapsulating guest molecules inside host structures ranging from soft, flexible enzymes to rigid, porous zeolites has led to developments in many areas, including catalysis, sensing and separation. This Review highlights how metal–organic frameworks — materials formed by linking metal centres with...