title: Metal-biomolecule frameworks (MBioFs).
abstract: Biomolecules are the building blocks of life. Nature has evolved countless biomolecules that show promise for bridging metal ions. These molecules have emerged as an excellent source of biocompatible building blocks that can be used to design Metal-Biomolecule Frameworks (MBioFs). This feature article highlights the advances in the synthesis of this class of MOFs. Special emphasis is provided on the crystal structures of these materials, their miniaturization to the submicron length scale, and their new potential storage, catalytic, and biomedical applications.
authors.affiliation: CIN-2 (ICN-CSIC), Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Spain.
authors.forename: Inhar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Imaz
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rubio-Martínez
authors.forename: Jihyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Solé-Font
authors.forename: Nathaniel L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Rosi
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maspoch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D009942:Organometallic Compounds