For the first time a top-down process was used to control the spatial location of Metal–Organic Frameworks on a surface. Deep X-ray lithography was utilised to micropattern a Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework layer on a sol–gel surface, with exposure hardening the sol–gel by inducing crosslinking while leaving the frameworks intact.
Prof. Dr. Bradley P. Ladewig is Paul Wurth Chair of Energy Process Engineering in the Department of Engineering, and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, at the University of Luxembourg.