Fatty acids as biomimetic replication agents for luminescent metal-organic framework patterns

Michael R. Hafner, Francesco Carraro, Lea A. Brandner, Sivakumar Maniam, Gianluca Grenci, Senka Ljubojevic-Holzer, Helmut Bischof, Roland Malli, Sergey M. Borisov, Christian Doonan, Paolo Falcaro*

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Abstract

Luminescent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are known to spontaneously self-assemble on human fingerprints. Here, we investigate the different chemical components of fingerprints and determine that MOF growth is predominantly induced by insoluble fatty acids. This finding shows that these simple biomolecules can be employed for the precise positioning of luminescent MOFs. This journal is

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12733-12736
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume56
Issue number84
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Oct 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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