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Digital Microfluidic High-Throughput Printing of Single Metal-Organic Framework Crystals

  1. Daan Witters1,
  2. Nicolas Vergauwe1,
  3. Rob Ameloot2,
  4. Steven Vermeir1,
  5. Dirk De Vos2,
  6. Robert Puers3,
  7. Bert Sels2,*,
  8. Jeroen Lammertyn1,*

Article first published online: 2 FEB 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201104922

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 24, Issue 10, pages 1316–1320, March 8, 2012

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How to Cite

Witters, D., Vergauwe, N., Ameloot, R., Vermeir, S., De Vos, D., Puers, R., Sels, B. and Lammertyn, J. (2012), Digital Microfluidic High-Throughput Printing of Single Metal-Organic Framework Crystals. Adv. Mater., 24: 1316–1320. doi: 10.1002/adma.201104922

Author Information

  1. 1

    BIOSYST-MeBioS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

  2. 2

    Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

  3. 3

    MICAS-ESAT, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

*Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 MAR 2012
  2. Article first published online: 2 FEB 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 24 DEC 2011

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Keywords:

  • Metal-Organic Frameworks;
  • Digital Microfluidics;
  • Femtoliter Droplet Printing;
  • Microfluidic Synthesis;
  • Crystal Patterning
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The first microfluidic method for accurately depositing monodisperse single MOF crystals is presented, enabling unprecedented high-throughput, yet flexible single-crystal printing. Individual droplets of MOF precursor solutions are actuated over a matrix of hydrophilic-in-hydrophobic micropatterns for the controlled generation of femtoliter droplets. As such, thousands of monodisperse single MOF crystals are printed per second in a desired pattern, without the use of impractically expensive equipment.

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