Friday, March 8, 2013

Functionalization of Imprinted Nanopores in Nanometer-Thin Organic Materials

Sergey A. Dergunov and Eugene Pinkhassik

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200803261

Introduction:


Recently, we described a method for creating nanometer-thin organic materials with nanopores of programmed size. Control of pore geometry and mass transfer has been
identified as key to advances in DNA-sequencing devices, microreactors, molecular electronics, and drug-delivery devices. Nanocapsules with selective permeability have gained considerable attention in biomedical applications. Controlling the chemical environment of nanopores is critical for realizing the full potential of nanometer-thin porous materials.[7] Herein, we describe an efficient method for creating uniform nanopores with a programmed chemical environment and demonstrate the successful quatitative conversion of functional groups in the nanopores.

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