Digital microfluidic high-throughput printing of single metal-organic framework crystals.
The first microfluidic method for accurately depositing monodisperse single MOF crystals is presented, enabling unprecedented high-throughput, yet flexible single-crystal printing. Individual droplets of MOF precursor solutions are actuated over a matrix of hydrophilic-in-hydrophobic micropatterns for the controlled generation of femtoliter droplets. As such, thousands of monodisperse single MOF crystals are printed per second in a desired pattern, without the use of impractically expensive equipment.
BIOSYST-MeBioS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Leuven, Belgium.
Daan
D
Witters
Nicolas
N
Vergauwe
Rob
R
Ameloot
Steven
S
Vermeir
Dirk
D
De Vos
Robert
R
Puers
Bert
B
Sels
Jeroen
J
Lammertyn
D004867:Equipment Design; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011327:Printing / Q000295:instrumentation*
D009942:Organometallic Compounds