GIUV2025-636

Our research focuses on the development and modulation of advanced reticular materials, such as Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), and Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs), with potential applications in health and the environment. We specialize in Multivariate Modulation (MTVM), an innovative synthetic approach that combines heterogeneity and defect engineering to introduce specific functionalities into these materials. Through this technique, we are able to create structures with larger and more complex pores, enhancing properties such as reactivity and porosity without compromising structural stability. Additionally, we study in situ nucleation and crystallization mechanisms to control the self-assembly process and fine-tune material properties for targeted applications. Our research covers applications in water contaminant filtration, energy generation through photocatalysis, and controlled drug delivery, addressing global challenges such as access to clean energy, safe drinking water, and more effective medical treatments.

https://isabelabanadeslazaro.com/

• Controlling the composition and multifunctional distribution of lattice materials by multivariate modulation
• Controlling the mechanisms and kinetics of in situ formation of reticular materials for the synthetic control of their properties
• Controlling the adaptive behavior of lattice materials with response engineering
• Pore ¿¿size, charge, hydrophobicity and electronic properties engineering for water decontamination and power generation
• Apply multivariate modulation to targeted drug release by simultaneously introducing drug cocktails and target units

• Application of responsive advanced materials in environmental and nanomedicine fields.Design of responsive multifunctional materials through property modulation, applied to water decontamination, energy production through photocatalysis, and targeted drug delivery.
• Combination of defect engineering with multifunctionalization of advanced responsive materials.Development of responsive reticular materials through defect engineering and multifunctionalisation of pores by multivariate modulation, correlating kinetics and formation mechanisms with synthetic variables to control their properties.

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• Institute of Molecular Science (ICMOL)

• STRUCTURAL CONTROL
• DEFECT ENGINEERING
• MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
• POROUS MATERIALS
• RETICULAR MATERIALS
• TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY
• WATER TREATMENT
• PHOTOCATALYSIS
• ENERGY GENERATION