Photopolymerization of metal-organic polyhedra: an efficient approach to improve the hydrostability, dispersity, and processability

The photo-induced polymerization to covalently link metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs) by flexible polymer chains is reported for the first time, which endows MOPs with enhanced processability, dispersion, and hydrostability. The resultant hybrid material exhibits 9 times higher capacity and much better reusability than bulk MOP in the adsorption of methylene blue.