Metal organic frameworks and methods of preparation thereof
OwnerHeba Adel Aly ElSayed ElSayed AHMED, Amgad Rezk Noshi Rezk +2inventors
InventorsHeba Adel Aly ElSayed ElSayed AHMED, Amgad Rezk Noshi Rezk, Joseph J. RICHARDSON, Leslie Yu-Ming YEO
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Abstract
A method of preparing a Metal Organic Framework (MOF) with an acoustically-driven microfluidic platform, the method comprising: depositing a liquid comprising MOF precursors on a piezoelectric substrate of an acoustic microfluidic platform, the MOF precursors comprising a metal ion and an organic ligand, applying acoustic irradiation to the liquid to induce azimuthal liquid recirculation, which causes formation of the MOF within the liquid, and isolating the MOF.
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A method of preparing a Metal Organic Framework (MOF) with an acoustically-driven microfluidic platform, the method comprising:
- depositing a liquid comprising MOF precursors on a piezoelectric substrate of an acoustic microfluidic platform, the MOF precursors comprising a metal ion and an organic ligand,
- applying acoustic irradiation to the liquid to induce azimuthal liquid recirculation, which causes formation of the MOF within the liquid, and
- isolating the MOF.
An acoustically-driven microfluidic device for preparation of a Metal Organic Framework (MOF), the device comprising:
- a piezoelectric substrate comprising a working surface for accommodating a liquid comprising MOF precursors, the MOF precursors comprising a metal ion and an organic ligand,
- at least one interdigitated transducer (IDT) positioned off-centre relative to the working surface,
- such that, when the device is in use, off-centred acoustic irradiation generated by the at least one IDTs induces azimuthal recirculation in the liquid comprising MOF precursors, which causes formation of the MOF within the liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.