Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), constructed from organic linkers and inorganic building
blocks, are well-known for their high crystallinity, high surface areas, and high component …

Hybrid composite materials combining metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and polymers
have emerged as a versatile platform for a broad range of applications. The crystalline …

Entangling strands in a well-ordered manner can produce useful effects, from shoelaces and
fishing nets to brown paper packages tied up with strings. At the nanoscale, non-crystalline …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have been
thoroughly investigated with regards to applications in gas separation membranes in the …

Historically, the interlacing of strands at the molecular level has mainly been limited to
coordination polymers and DNA. Despite being proposed on a number of occasions, the …

The aesthetic and practicality of macroscopic fabrics continue to encourage chemists to
weave molecules into interlaced patterns with the aim of providing emergent physical and …

Fabrics—materials consisting of layers of woven fibres—are some of the most important
materials in everyday life. Previous nanoscale weaves,,,,,,,,,,,,,–include isotropic crystalline …

Weaving is one of the most attractive handicraft techniques that can be emulated in the
design of chemical structures and materials. However, due to the limitation of raw materials …

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of crystalline porous coordination materials,
which are assembled from inorganic nodes and organic linkers. Numerous applications …

Current strategies for the synthesis of molecular knots focus on twisting, folding and/or
threading molecular building blocks. Here we report that Zn (ii) or Fe (ii) ions can be used to …