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A New Kind of Porosity in MOFs


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MOF-1001 exhibits a new kind of porosity where by an incoming molecule can be maneuvered to a specific position in the pore, like a ship maneuvered to the dock.

Docking in Metal-Organic Frameworks, Q. Li, W. Zhang, O. Š. Miljanić, C.-H. Sue, Y.-L. Zhao, L. Liu, C. B. Knobler, J. F. Stoddart, O. M. Yaghi, Science, 2009, 325, 855-859
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