“…Controlled growth of nanoparticles and microparticles has been of interest in several research fields due to their applications in polymer composites, − medicine, − catalysis, , water purification, − and energy. , Particle size critically affects the functionality of these applied materials, including composite reinforcement, − drug delivery efficacy and toxicity, − catalytic activities, ,− reverse osmosis membrane performance, and chromophore optical properties. − Recently, a class of crystalline and porous coordination polymers, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), have received considerable attention for nanoscale and microscale applications. − These versatile materials, composed of organic multidentate ligands and metal nodes, exhibit tunable topology, crystal size, and surface and pore chemistry, putting MOFs on the frontier of applied materials research. − Depending on framework connectivity and composition, MOFs can show either isotropic or anisotropic growth . Understanding the underlying mechanisms of each type of growth is essential in order to not only selectively tune the MOF particle size and aspect ratio but also to obtain monodisperse crystals.…”