Issue 23, 2016

Amino acids as biomimetic crystallization agents for the synthesis of ZIF-8 particles

Abstract

Biomimetic mineralization of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) exploits the use of biomolecules to control MOF crystallization processes. Here, we investigate 20 natural amino acids as biomimetic crystallization agents for the synthesis of ZIF-8 particles in aqueous solution. The morphology, size, and particle number of resultant MOF crystals were strongly dependent on the chemical nature of amino acid side chains that match closely the four classes of amino acids: nonpolar, polar neutral, polar negative and polar positive.

Graphical abstract: Amino acids as biomimetic crystallization agents for the synthesis of ZIF-8 particles

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 dec 2015
Accepted
16 feb 2016
First published
16 feb 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

CrystEngComm, 2016,18, 4264-4267

Amino acids as biomimetic crystallization agents for the synthesis of ZIF-8 particles

K. Liang, R. Ricco, C. M. Doherty, M. J. Styles and P. Falcaro, CrystEngComm, 2016, 18, 4264 DOI: 10.1039/C5CE02549D

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