title: A polydopamine layer as the nucleation center of MOF deposition on "inert" polymer surfaces to fabricate hierarchically structured porous films.
abstract: Effective deposition of MOFs on "inert" solid surfaces is very challenging. In this work, we found that polydopamine, which can be facilely and tightly formed on any types as well as any forms of solid surfaces, could be used as an effective nucleation center for MOF deposition. Based on this finding, various MOFs were successfully deposited onto nanofibrous polymer membranes, especially the commercially available "inert" ones, affording hierarchically structured porous films.
authors.affiliation: College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China. fengting@tongji.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Meimei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Yi-nan
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Fengting
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guangtao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011108:Polymers; C568283:polydopamine