US Patent Issued to The Johns Hopkins University on Sept. 16 for "Method for post-synthetic modification of metal-organic frameworks for enhancing hydrophilicity and water stability of metal-organic frameworks in water sorption" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,820, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore).

"Method for post-synthetic modification of metal-organic frameworks for enhancing hydrophilicity and water stability of metal-organic frameworks in water sorption" was invented by Tianyi Luo (Baltimore), Michael Tsapatsis (Baltimore) and Zhiyong Xia (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to modified metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and a post-synthetic modification method that simultaneously enhances hydrophilicity and water stability to achieve high-performance water sorption materials."

The patent was filed on Nov. ...