BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250930T020306EDT-8341pKVfWh@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250930T060306Z DESCRIPTION:Natural and engineered systems often use functional or structur al gradients to control the directional transport of matter.  Gradients wi thin MOFs would allow for selective and directional transport of specific analytes to specific regions of a MOF crystal.  A ligand exchange process has been implemented to systematically tune the pore space within a class of 3-D mesoporous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).  The mechanism of ligan d exchange is investigated and revealed to proceed from the crystal periph ery to the crystal core within single MOF crystals.  Upon halting the liga nd exchange reaction at different time points\, new single crystalline mes oporous MOFs bearing a porosity gradient have been realized\, in which the pore dimensions gradually decrease when proceeding from the crystal perip hery to the core. These methods point toward the construction of functiona lity gradients that can be used to shuttle molecules to specific locations within the crystal.\n DTSTART:20170516T170000Z DTEND:20170516T170000Z LOCATION:Room 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\ , 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Nathaniel Rosi - Ligand exchange phenomena and the realization of g radients in metal-organic frameworks URL:/chemistry/channels/event/nathaniel-rosi-ligand-ex change-phenomena-and-realization-gradients-metal-organic-frameworks-267624 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR