Design Your Own Nanothermometer—From Core-Shell Nanoparticles to Nanorattles, Nanoplatforms and Nanocomposites

The field of optical thermometry has advanced tremendously in the last decade. Scientists have been able to develop (nano-)thermometers with appropriate excitation and emission regions, to reach very high sensitivity, and significantly improve the spatial, temporal and temperature resolutions of the thermometers. One of the goals which still remains in the field is developing multifunctional materials, ones which can combine thermometry with for example drug delivery and release, magnetism, or even catalytic performance.<br/>In this work, we will show our ongoing efforts to develop such multifunctional materials, based on inorganic nanomaterials, Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), and Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas (PMOs). Depending on the desired properties and aimed applications we can design and build various architectures - from core-shell nanoparticles to nanorattles, nanoplatforms and nanocomposites. The possibilities seem endless and limited only by the scientist’s imagination.