Gel-network/single-crystal composites formed in gel media

Xu, Jing‐Bo; Liu, YuJing; Ren, Jie; Li, Hanying

doi:10.1360/n972017-00425

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“…When the coordination polymers nucleate and grow inside the connected vessels, the front of the crystals may swallow the networks under fast crystallization kinetics. Therefore, single crystals with encapsulated networks can be formed [41,42]. This strategy offers a great opportunity to store bio-entities into coordination polymer single crystals.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Networks can capture discrete molecules or nanoparticles. When networks are encapsulated into single crystals, the captured molecules or nanoparticles can be co-encapsulated to provide additional functions to single crystals [39][40][41]. This is applicable to monocrystalline coordination polymers as well.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The assembly of micrometer-sized, nanometer-sized and/or molecular building blocks is a central part of nanoarchitectonics [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. This is very useful in controlling the formation and properties of monocrystalline materials [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. In particular, when assembly occurs in confined environments, new opportunities arise for changing the properties of materials.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Assembling ionic/molecular building blocks in a liquid that contains impurities generally does not change the intrinsic crystal structure of the obtained single crystals. However, the crystallization kinetics can be affected, which eventually leads to nanoarchitectures [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]. For instance, faster growth can be realized in polyelectrolyte solution with the help of shear flow [28].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The networks can also help to take other components into the single crystals. Nanoparticles, such as quantum dots or iron oxide, which attach to the networks, can be encapsulated within the networks inside the single crystals, rendering the single crystals fluorescent or magnetic [39][40][41]. The networks themselves can also change the properties of the single crystals [42][43][44][45][46].…”

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Recent advances in nanoarchitectures of monocrystalline coordination polymers through confined assembly

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2022

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.

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Various kinds of monocrystalline coordination polymers are available thanks to the rapid development of related synthetic strategies. The intrinsic properties of coordination polymers have been carefully investigated on the basis of the available monocrystalline samples. Regarding the great potential of coordination polymers in various fields, it becomes important to tailor the properties of coordination polymers to meet practical requirements, which sometimes cannot be achieved through molecular/crystal engineering. Nanoarchitectonics offer unique opportunities to manipulate the properties of materials through integration of the monocrystalline building blocks with other components. Recently, nanoarchitectonics has started to play a significant role in the field of coordination polymers. In this short review, we summarize recent advances in nanoarchitectures based on monocrystalline coordination polymers that are formed through confined assembly. We first discuss the crystallization of coordination polymer single crystals inside confined liquid networks or on substrates through assembly of nodes and ligands. Then, we discuss assembly of preformed coordination polymer single crystals inside confined liquid networks or on substrates. In each part, we discuss the properties of the coordination polymer single crystals as well as their performance in energy, environmental, and biomedical applications.

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Section: Review Confined Crystallization Of Monocrystalline Coordinat...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Review Confined Crystallization Of Monocrystalline Coordinat...mentioning

confidence: 99%