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Nano‐ and Microsized Cubic Gel Particles from Cyclodextrin Metal–Organic Frameworks
Author(s) -
Furukawa Yuki,
Ishiwata Takumi,
Sugikawa Kouta,
Kokado Kenta,
Sada Kazuki
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201204919
Subject(s) - cyclodextrin , materials science , porosity , fabrication , polymer , nano , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , cube (algebra) , cubic crystal system , metal , organic polymer , metal organic framework , crystallography , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , metallurgy , geometry , medicine , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology , adsorption , engineering
Sweet cube o' mine : Bottom‐up control of gel particles has been regarded as a great challenge. By employing internal cross‐linking of cyclodextrin metal–organic frameworks, cubic sugar gels were formed with sharp edges that reflect the shape of the crystals. This enabled the fabrication of shape‐ and size‐controlled polymer gels from porous crystals (see picture).