Self-Assembled Metal-Organic Framework Monolayers (SAMMs)

The combination of polymers and metal-organic frameworks to obtain composite materials can take a number of forms, including mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) prepared with MOFs, polymer-decorated MOF particles, and MOFs constructed from polymer buidling blocks referred to as polyMOFs. It has been demonstrated that polymer-decorated MOF particles, under the correction conditions, can form self-assembled MOF monolayers (SAMMs). These unusual materials allow for the formation of ultrathin MOF membranes and coatings that may find use in a range of MOF-based applications. This presentation will describe the synthesis, characterization, and properties of SAMMs as an interest MOF-polymer composite material.