Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Sensing Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) or porous coordination polymers (PCPs) are crystalline materials with periodic networks constructed from the multidentate organic ligands and metal centers through coordination self-assembly. The outstanding structural characteristics of various structures with a high porosity, large specific surface area, and regular and adjustable confined spaces endow themselves a great potential as functional materials. Considering that MOFs not only have built-in organic ligands and metal ion luminescence centers but also can introduce luminescent guest molecules into a confined space through post-synthesis to realize the luminescence function, the applications of luminescence metal organic frameworks (LMOFs) as luminescence sensors or chemosensors are fascinating, especially in the fields of environmental detection and pollutant monitoring. Up to now, LMOFs have been widely used in the detection of heavy metal ions, highly oxidized metal anions, organic small molecules, volatile pollutants, pesticides, biomarkers, etc. Compared with the traditional detection methods, LMOFs show superior advantages of a rapid response, low cost, high sensitivity, and selectivity. Thus, this Special Issue will focus on the topic of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for sensing applications and devote itself to the dissemination of research into the design of MOF-based luminescent sensors and their luminescent sensing applications. Various advanced studies regarding the exploration of MOF-based sensors will be covered in our Special Issue. Novel and facile strategies to construct MOF-based sensors are also welcome.

The following categories of manuscripts will be considered for publication: full research articles, short communications, reviews, and mini-reviews. Submissions should not have been previously published. All the submissions will be peer-reviewed before acceptance for publication.

Dr. Liming Fan
Guest Editor

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