Our Research
New Porous Materials
We working on the synthesis of new types and examples of porous materials, including porous organic cages, metal-organic polyhedra and metal-organic frameworks.
This research includes the first all carbon-carbon bonded POCs, mixed metal nodes for MOPs and flexible MOFs with controlled linker flexibility.
MOF Catalysis
MOFs are promising materials for heterogeneous catalysis and our research team is investigating how particular structural motifs can be incorporated into the design of MOFs to develop new or more efficient catalysts.
Biomolecule Protection
Our group has been developing strategies for the encapsulation and protection of biomolecules such as proteins, enzymes and DNA. We have pioneered work with MOF coatings but very recently shown hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) can encapsulate and protect enzymes.