Versatile Processing of Metal-Organic Framework-Fluoropolymer Composite Inks with Chemical Resistance and Sensor Applications

摘要： We report a new class of MOF inks with a water-repellent, photocurable fluoropolymer (PFPE) having up to 90 wt% MOF loading. These MOF inks enable to process various MOFs through spray coating, pen writing, stencil printing, and moulding at room temperature. Upon UV-curing, the hydrophobic PFPE matrix efficiently blocks water permeation but allows accessibility of chemicals into MOF pores, thereby freeing the MOF to perform its unique function. Moreover, by introducing functional MOFs we successfully demonstrated a water-tolerant chemosensor for a class of aromatic pollutants in water and a chemical-resistant thermosensor for visualizing temperature image. This approach would open up innumerable opportunities for those MOFs that are otherwise dormant.