Porous Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles

Dear Colleagues,

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted a significant amount of interest from researchers in a broad range of scientific disciplines. Their compositional and structural diversity and porous character, with a large surface area to mass ratio and volume, enable them to be used in many applications, including gas storage, catalysis, biomedical, sensing, and energy-related applications. MOF-derived structures at the nanometre scale (NMOFs) can be synthesized by choosing appropriate organic ligands and metal ions and have been shown to enhance the performance of drug nanocarriers and provide gas sensors with high sensitivity. Progress has been made in designing tailored NMOF structures and tuning their morphologies. However, the shaping and engineering of these porous materials remain major challenges and we still need to improve our understanding of the relationship between their performance and morphology.

This Special Issue aims to present an overview of new advances in the preparation and surface engineering of size-controlled nanoscale MOFs. In addition to synthetic aspects, the scope of this Special Issue covers a broad range of applications, including nanomedicine, catalysis, gas storage, and sensors. Contributions in the form of original research articles, review papers, and short communications are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Antonio Vargas-Berenguel
Dr. Juan M. Casas-Solvas
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nanomaterials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.