[Nat Chem] Nanocrystals Capable of Adsorbing Individual Guest Molecules Successfully Fabricated
April 19, 2010
[ Key findings ]
- A technique for rapid preparation of flexible porous coordination polymer nanocrystals has been developed.
- Overall adsorption capacities of the nanoparticles are almost identical to bulk substances, but the adsorption kinetics show a dramatic increase.
Reseachers from Kyoto University (Hiroshi Matsumoto, President) and RWTH Aachen University in Germany (Ernst M. Schmachtenberg, Rector) have announced the ability to create nano-sized crystals that may lead to the development of new environmental technologies capable of aiding in separating gasses.
The findings by Prof. and Deputy Director Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and Drs. Daisuke Tanaka and Jürgen Groll of the
DWI at RWTH Aachen University were published on April 18 in the online edition of Nature Chemistry.This research was conducted by the
Kitagawa Integrated Pores Project, part of the Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO) program funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
 Dr. Daisuke Tanaka |
 Dr. Jürgen Groll |
 Prof. Susumu Kitagawa |
Rapid preparation of flexible porous coordination polymer nanocrystals with accelerated guest adsorption kinetics
Daisuke Tanaka, Artur Henke, Krystyna Albrecht, Martin Moeller, Keiji Nakagawa, Susumu Kitagawa and Juergen Groll
Nature Chemistry
Published online: 18 April 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchem.627
[ Media Coverage ]
- Nikkei Shimbun (April 19, 2010 page 11)
- Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (April 19, 2010 page 18)
- Kyoto Shimbun (April 19, 2010 page 24)