Functional porous composites by blending with solution-processable molecular pores

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 May 25;52(42):6895-8. doi: 10.1039/c6cc01034b. Epub 2016 May 3.

Abstract

We present a simple method for rendering non-porous materials porous by solution co-processing with organic cage molecules. This method can be used both for small functional molecules and for polymers, thus creating porous composites by molecular blending, rather than the more traditional approach of supporting functional molecules on pre-frabricated porous supports.