Experimental observation of metal-organic framework-polymer interaction forces and intercalation

Joseph M Palomba; Verda Saygin; Keith A Brown

doi:10.1039/d2cc06381f

Experimental observation of metal-organic framework-polymer interaction forces and intercalation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 Jan 3;59(3):290-293. doi: 10.1039/d2cc06381f.

Authors

Joseph M Palomba¹, Verda Saygin², Keith A Brown^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Soldier Protection Directorate, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Natick, MA, 01760, USA.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 110 Cummington Mall, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. [email protected].
³ Physics Department and Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

PMID: 36477153
DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06381f

Abstract

We attach a MOF crystallite to an atomic force microscope cantilever to realize a system for rapidly and quantitatively studying the interaction between single-crystal MOFs and polymer films. Using this method, we find evidence of polymer intercalation into MOF pores. This approach can accelerate composite design.