Zirconium Metal-Organic Frameworks Containing a Biselenophene Linker: Synthesis, Characterization, and Luminescent Properties

Metal organic frameworks as advanced functional materials for aptasensor design

BACKGROUND

Advancement in coordination chemistry has achieved an impressive development of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as the supramolecular hybrid materials, comprising harmonized metal nodes with organic ligands. Scope and approach: MOFs offer the unique properties of easy synthesis, nanoscale structure, adjustable size and morphology, high porosity, large surface area, supreme chemical tunability and stability, and biocompatibility. The features provide an exceptional opportunity for the widely usage of MOFs in the different scientific fields, e.g. biomedicine, electrocatalysis, food safety, energy storage, environmental surveillance, and biosensing platforms. The synergistic incorporation of the aptamer advantages and the superiorities of MOFs attains the novel MOF-based aptasensors. The excellent selectivity and sensitivity of the MOF-based aptasensors nominate them as efficient lab-on-chip tools for cost-effective, label-free, portable, and real-time monitoring of diverse targets.

KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS

Here, we review the achievements in the sensor design by cooperation of MOF motifs and aptamers with the conspicuous potential of determining the targets. Finally, some results are expressed that provide a valuable viewpoint for developing the novel MOF-based test strips in the future.

UiO-67-derived bithiophene and bithiazole MIXMOFs for luminescence sensing and removal of contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater

The UiO-67-type MIXMOF [Zr6O4(OH)4(PhPh)5(TzTz)], containing a blue-emitting bithiazole linker, is a potential multifunctional material for environmental remediation, being both a luminescent sensor and an adsorbent for diclofenac in aqueous solutions.

Editorial for Special Issue “Functional Coordination Polymers and Metal–Organic Frameworks”

Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Coordination Polymers (CPs) are at the forefront of contemporary coordination chemistry research, as witnessed by the impressive (and ever-growing) number of publications appearing in the literature on this topic in the last 20 years (Figure 1), reaching almost 4000 papers in 2020 [...]