title: Coordination polymers: from metal-organic frameworks to spheres.
abstract: Sphere of destiny: Metal-organic spheres with remarkable encapsulation properties are readily prepared and their ability to host a wide range of guest species, including nanoparticles, fluorescent dyes, and quantum dots, is demonstrated. Both the metal-organic spheres and the encapsulated species maintain their fluorescent or magnetic properties, highlighting the importance of these systems as new multifunctional materials.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. Neil.Champness@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Neil R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Champness