Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology

CNT and GrO as excellent platform for synthesis of nano-structured metalâ??organic frameworks (MOFs) with vast potential applications

5^th International Conference on Nanotek & Expo

November 16-18, 2015 San Antonio, USA

Vahid Jabbari

The University of Texas at El Paso, USA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Nanomed Nanotechnol

Abstract:

Graphene oxide (GrO) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have shown vast applications in various areas such as electronics, sensors, and structural composite materials. Owning vast surface area and tunable surface chemistry, GrO and CNTs have the great advantages of acting as perfect platform for loading different nanoparticles. Metalâ??organic frameworks (MOFs) are an interesting class of porous materials composed of metal and organic components, with large number of applications in gas storage, catalysis, drug delivery, and separation. Over past two decades, an explosion in field of research and development of new porous materials was witnessed, at which the spearhead being highly porous MOFs. New trend in MOFs field deals with construction of MOF-based hybrid composites with enhanced porosity and surface area of MOFs in order to elevate their potential application. GrO and CNTs are among the most suitable and smart materials to synthesize MOF-based composites. In this concept, GrO and CNTs with nonporous layered structure and large surface area are introduced as excellent platform to MOFs at which MOF nanoparticles form and get loaded over them.

Biography :

Email: vjabbari@miners.utep.edu