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S Jiang¹, L Chen, M E Briggs

¹Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK. aicooper@liv.ac.uk.

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Researchers developed a simple solution co-processing method to make non-porous materials porous using organic cage molecules. This technique creates porous composites via molecular blending for diverse applications.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Supramolecular Chemistry

Background:

Traditional methods for creating porous materials often involve complex fabrication processes.
Incorporating functional molecules into materials typically relies on pre-existing porous supports.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a straightforward method for creating porous materials from non-porous precursors.
To demonstrate the versatility of the method for both small molecules and polymers.

Main Methods:

Solution co-processing of non-porous materials with organic cage molecules.
Molecular blending to form composite materials.

Main Results:

Successfully rendered non-porous materials porous using the co-processing technique.
Demonstrated applicability to both small functional molecules and polymers.
Created porous composites through direct molecular blending.

Conclusions:

The presented method offers a simple and effective route to porous materials.
This approach bypasses the need for pre-fabricated porous supports.
Enables the creation of novel porous composites with tunable properties.