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Through the MOF looking glass

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Processible centimetre-scale porous glasses using zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) materials are developed, while fine-tuning of the processing conditions allows control of pore size and molecular sieving properties.

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Fig. 1: Restricting gas-diffusion pathways using processed MOF glasses.

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    Georgia R. F. Orton & Neil R. Champness

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Orton, G.R.F., Champness, N.R. Through the MOF looking glass. Nat. Mater. 23, 172–173 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01752-5

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