Metal-Organic Frameworks: Biomimetic Replication of Microscopic Metal-Organic Framework Patterns Using Printed Protein Patterns (Adv. Mater. 45/2015).

K Liang; C Carbonell; MJ Styles; R Ricco; J Cui; JJ Richardson; D Maspoch; F Caruso; P Falcaro

Journal article

Metal-Organic Frameworks: Biomimetic Replication of Microscopic Metal-Organic Framework Patterns Using Printed Protein Patterns (Adv. Mater. 45/2015).

K Liang, C Carbonell, MJ Styles, R Ricco, J Cui, JJ Richardson, D Maspoch, F Caruso, P Falcaro

Adv Mater | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201570311

Abstract

K. Liang, P. Falcaro, and co-workers report on page 7293 that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be replicated in a biomimetic fashion from protein patterns on a surface. Bendable, fluorescent MOF patterns are formed with micrometer resolution under ambient conditions. This technique is used to grow MOF patterns from fingerprint residue in 30 s with high fidelity. This technique is not only relevant for crime-scene investigation, but also for biomedical applications.