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Concept paper on MOF-CVD

Concept paper on MOF-CVD
In this paper we try to highlight the underlying concepts of vapor phase growth of MOFs and which exciting perspectives this MOF-CVD approach opens.

MOF-based sensor in the news

MOF-based sensor in the news
Our work on MOF-based sensors for the detection of nerve agents sparked a lot of interest, from within the academic community but as well from the broader public and some companies! In the future we will build on this work to develop sensors for (1) indoor air quality monitoring, (2) medical diagnosis based on breath analysis and (3) monitoring the evolution of complex aromas (e.g. ripening of fruit, detecting the freshness of meat, etc.)

Chemical Science - Nerve agent detection

Chemical Science - Nerve agent detection
Ivo's paper on the detection of nerve agents with MOFs has been published in Chemical Science. Congrats! In this work it is show how non-conductive MOFs such as UiO-type frameworks can be used for the ppb-level detection of toxic organic compounds. In the future we will combine this approach with our patented MOF-CVD concept to enable the scalable production of highly sensitive and miniaturized sensors.

Ionic liquid review

Ionic liquid review
Joris' review on the use and production of ionic liquids has been published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. This paper resulted from a collaboration with the De Vos group and the Binnemans group.

Min Tu joins the group

Min Tu joins the group
Min Tu will join the group on May 1, 2016. Min is originally from China and recently completed his PhD at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum under the supervision of Prof. Roland Fischer (now at TU Munich). Min published many papers on the thin film growth of metal-organic frameworks, especially ZIFs, and how to study the adsorption properties of these materials using quartz crystal microbalance techniques. In our group, Min will focus on using the this film growth of luminescent host-guest MOF composites, based on MOF-CVD. Min will be supported by a prestigious MSCA fellowship. Congratulations and welcome Min!

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