Polymers in Metal-Organic Frameworks: From Nanostructured Chain Assemblies to New Functional Materials

Recent developments in controlling polymer assemblies using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are covered in this highlight review. The characteristic features of MOFs are their highly tailorable and well-defined nanoporous structures that can be utilized for specific polymer nanoconfinement. This methodology allows us to regulate assembly structures of polymers for the fundamental study of polymer properties, as well as construction of functional MOF-polymer nanohybrids.