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  1. Han, Z.-X.; Cai, W.-J.; Lin, F.-R.; Zhao, K.-X., Luo, H.-B*; Liu, Z.-Y.; Liu, Y.; Liu, J.-L.; Ren, X.-M.* Integrating Metal-organic Framework Particles on Fabric Membranes for Decontaminating Toxic Organophosphates, Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 2024, 375, 113175. 
  2. Hou, Y.; Huang, X.-S.; Gong, S.-H.; Liu, C.; Liu, Y.*; Liu, T.-F.* Stable hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks and their photo- and electro-responses. Nano Res. 2024, 17, 7675–7699.
  3. Linker, S.*; Ausbeck, C.; DeSalvo, R.; Granata, V.; Larsen, B.; LeBohec, T.; Liu, Y.; Miller, A.; Mondin, M.; Neilson, J.; Themann, H. Crystalline Growth Limits in Amorphous Oxides, Class. Quantum Grav. 2023, 41, 025003
  4. Mishra, N.O.; Quon, A.S.; Nguyen, A.; Papazyan, E.K.; Hao,  Y.; Liu, Y.* Constructing Physiological Defense Systems against Infectious Disease with Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Review, ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2023. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsabm.3c00391
  5. Luo, H.-B.*; Lin, F.-R.; Liu, Z.-Y.; Kong, Y.-R.; Idrees, K. B.; Liu, Y.*, Zou, Y.; Farha, O. K.; Ren, X.-M. MOF–Polymer Mixed Matrix Membranes as Chemical Protective Layers for Solid-Phase Detoxification of Toxic Organophosphates, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 2933-2939.
  6. Zhang, A.-A.; Li, Y.-L.; Fang, Z.-B.; Xie, L.; Cao, R.; Liu, Y.*; Liu, T.-F. Facile Preparation of Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework/Cu2O Heterostructure Films via Electrophoretic Deposition for Efficient CO2 Photoreduction. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 21050-21058. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c02917. 
  7. Hao, Y.; Papazyan, E. K.; Ba, Y.; Liu,  Y.* Mechanism-Guided Design of Metal–Organic Framework Composites for Selective Photooxidation of a Mustard Gas Simulant under Solvent-Free Conditions. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 363-371. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c04755 (Featured as Supplementary Cover Story)
  8. Zhang, J.; Zhang, R.; Liu, Y.; Kong, Y.-R.; Luo, H.-B.; Zou, Y.; Zhai, L.; Ren, X.-M. Acidic Groups Functionalized Carbon Dots Capping Channels of a Proton Conductive Metal–Organic Framework by Coordination Bonds to Improve the Water-Retention Capacity and Boost Proton Conduction. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 60084-60091. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c20884 
  9. Kong, Y.-R.; Zhang, R.; Zhang, J.; Luo, H.-B.; Liu, Y.; Zou, Y.; Ren, X.-M. Microwave-Assisted Rapid Synthesis of Nanoscale MOF-303 for Hydrogel Composites with Superior Proton Conduction at Ambient-Humidity Conditions. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2021, 4, 14681-14688. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c03316
  10. Liu, M.; Zhang, J.; Kong, Y.-R.; Luo, H.-B.*; Liu, Y.; Ren, X.-M.* Thin Films of an Ultrastable Metal–Organic Framework for Formic Acid Sensing with High Selectivity and Excellent Reproducibility. ACS Materials Lett. 2021, 3, 1746–1751. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.1c00455 
  11. Zhang, J.; He X.; Kong, Y.-R.; Luo, H.-B.*; Liu, M.; Liu, Y.; Ren, X.-M.* Efficiently Boosting Moisture Retention Capacity of Porous Superprotonic Conducting MOF-802 at Ambient Humidity via Forming a Hydrogel Composite Strategy. ACS Appl. Mater. Interface 2021, 13, 37231-37238.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c11054 
  12. Hao, Y.; Liu, B. M.; Bennett, T. F.; Monsour, C. G.; Selke, M.*; Liu, Y.* Determination of Singlet Oxygen Quantum Yield of a Porphyrinic Metal–Organic Framework. J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 7392-7400. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c00310 (Featured as Supplementary Cover Story)
  13. Luo, H.-B.; Castro, A. J.; Wasson, M. C.; Flores, W.; Farha, O. K.; Liu, Y.* Rapid, Biomimetic Degradation of a Nerve Agent Simulant by Incorporating Imidazole Bases into a Metal-Organic Framework. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 1421-1429. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c04565
  14. Zhang, X.; Wasson, M. C.; Shayan M.; Berdichevsky, E. K.; Ricardo-Noordberg, J.; Singh, Z.; Papazyan, E. K.; Castro, A. J.; Marino, P.; Ajoyan, Z.; Chen, Z.; Islamoglu, T.; Howarth, A. J.*; Liu, Y.*; Majewski, M. B.*; Katz, M. J.*; Mondloch, J. E.*; Farha, O. K.* A Historical Perspective on Porphyrin-based Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Applications. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2020, 429, 213615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213615
  15. Klein, S. E.; Sosa, J. D.; Castonguay, A. C.; Flores, W. I.; Zarzar, L. D.*; Liu, Y.* Green Synthesis of Zr-Based Metal-Organic Framework Hydrogel Composites and Their Enhanced Adsorptive Properties. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2020, 7, 4813-4821. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0QI00840K 
  16. Luo, H.-B.; Ren, Q.; Liu, Y.*; Zhang, J.; Ren, X. M.* Proton Conduction of an Acid-Resistant Open-Framework Chalcogenidometalate Hybrid in Anhydrous versus Humid Environments. Inorg. Chem. 2020, 59, 7283–7289. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00707
  17. Ilacas, G. C.; Basa, A. Nelms, K. J.; Sosa, J. D.; Liu, Y.*; Gomez, F. A.* Paper-based microfluidic devices for glucose assays employing a metal-organic framework (MOF). Anal. Chim. Acta. 2019, 1055, 74-80.
  18. Cagan, D. A., Garcia, A. C., Li, K., Ashen-Garry, D., Tadle, A. C., Zhang, D., Nelms, K. J., Liu, Y., Shallenberger, J. R., Stapleton, J. J., Selke, M. Chemistry of Singlet Oxygen with a Cadmium−Sulfur Cluster: Physical Quenching versus Photooxidation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 67−71
  19. Pereira, C. F.; Liu, Y.; Howarth, A.; Figueira, F.; Rocha, J.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K.; Tome, J. P. C.; Paz, F. A. A. Detoxification of a Mustard-Gas Simulant by Nanosized Porphyrin Based Metal−Organic Frameworks. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2019, 2, 465-469. (Featured Cover Story)
  20. Sosa, J. D.; Bennett, T. F.;  Nelms, K. J.; Liu, B. M.; Tovar R. C.; Liu, Y*. Metal-Organic Framework Hybrid Materials and Their Applications”, Crystals, 2018, 8, 325. (Featured Cover Story)
  21. Garcia-Holley, P.; Schweitzer, B.; Islamoglu, T.; Liu, Y.; Lin, L.; Rodriguez, S.; Weston, M. H.; Hupp, J. T.; Gómez-Gualdrón, D. A.; Yildirim, T.; Farha, O. K. Benchmark Study of Hydrogen Storage in Metal-Organic Frameworks under Temperature and Pressure Swing Conditions. ACS Energy Lett. 2018, 3(3), 748-754.
  22. Farha, O. K.; Hupp, J. T.; Beyzavi, H. M.; Stephenson, C. J.; Liu, Y. Zirconium- and Hafnium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks as Epoxide Ring-Opening Catalysts. US Patent US20170362167A1.
  23. Liu, Y.; Howarth, A. J.; Vermeulen, N.A.; Moon, S. Y.; Hupp, J. T,; Farha, O. K. Catalytic Degradation of Chemical Warfare Agents and Their Simulants by Metal-Organic Frameworks. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2017, 346, 101-111.
  24. Howard, A. J.; Buru, C. T.; Liu, Y.; Ploskonka, A. M.; Hartlieb, K. J.; McEntee, M.; Mahle, J. J.; Buchanan, J. H.; Durke, E. M.; Al-Juaid, S. S.; Stoddart, J. F.; DeCoste, J. B.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Postsynthetic incorporation of a Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizer in a Metal-Organic Framework for Fast and Selective Oxidative Detoxification of Sulfur Mustard. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 214-218.
  25. Liu, Y.#; Buru, C. T.#; Howarth, A. J.; Mahle, J. J.; Buchanan, J. H.; DeCoste, J. B.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Efficient and Selective Oxidation of Sulfur Mustard using Singlet Oxygen Generated by a Pyrene-based Metal-Organic Frameworks. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2016, 4, 13809-13813
  26. Xu, Y.; Vermeulen, N. A.; Liu, Y.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. SALE-Ing a MOF-Based “Ship of Theseus.” Sequential Building-Block Replacement for Complete Reformulation of a Pillared-Paddlewheel Metal-Organic Framework. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 4345-4348.
  27. Liu, Y.; Klet, R. C.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Probing the Correlations Between the Defects in Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Catalytic Activity by an Epoxide Ring-opening Reaction. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 7806-7809.
  28. Howarth, A. J.#; Liu, Y.#; Li, P.; Li, Z.; Wang, T. C.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Chemical, Thermal and Mechanical Stabilities of Metal-Organic Frameworks. Nat. Rev. Mater. 2016, 1, 15018. (Featured Cover Story)
  29. Thornburg, N. E.; Liu, Y.; Li, P.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K.; Notestein, J. M. MOFs and Their Grafted Analogues: Regioselective Epoxide Ring-opening with Zr6 Nodes. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2016, Advanced Article.
  30. Klet, R. C.; Liu, Y.; Wang, T. C.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Evaluation of Brønsted Acidity and Proton Topology in Zr- and Hf-based Metal-Organic Frameworks Using Potentiometric Acid-Base Titration. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2016, 4, 1479-1485.
  31. Platero-Prats, A.; Mavrandonakis, A. M.; Gallington, L. C.; Liu, Y.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K.; Cramer, C. J.; Chapman, K. W. Structural Transitions of the Metal-Oxide Nodes within Metal-Organic Frameworks: On the Local Structures of NU-1000 and UiO-66. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 4178-4185.
  32. Liu, Y.; Moon, S.-Y.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Dual-Function Metal-Organic Framework as a Versatile Catalyst for Detoxifying Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants. ACS Nano. 2015, 9, 12358-12364.
  33. Liu, Y.#; Howarth, A. J.#; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Selective Photooxidation of a Mustard-Gas Simulant Catalyzed by a Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Framework. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 9001-9005.
  34. Moon, S.-Y.*; Liu, Y.*; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Instantaneous Hydrolysis of Nerve-Agent Simulants with a Six-Connected Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Framework. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 6795-6799.
  35. Wang, S.; Morris, W.; Liu, Y.; McGuirk, M.C.; Zhou, Y.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K.; Mirkin, C. A. Surface-Specific Functionalization of Nanoscale Metal-Organic Frameworks. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14738-14742.
  36. Howarth, A. J.; Liu, Y.; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Metal-Organic Frameworks for Applications in Remediation of Oxyanion/Cation-contaminated Water. CrystEngComm. 2015, 17, 7245-7253.
  37. Chen, Y.-P.; Liu, Y.; Liu, D.; Bosch, M.; Zhou, H.-C. Direct Measurement of Adsorbed Gas Redistribution in Metal-Organic Frameworks. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 2919-2930.
  38. Beyzavi, M. H.*; Stephenson, C.*; Liu, Y.*; Hupp, J. T.; Farha, O. K. Metal-Organic Framework-based Catalysts: Chemical Fixation of CO2 with Epoxides leading to Cyclic Organic Carbonates. Front. Energy. Res. 2015, 2, 63.
  39. Liu, T.-F.; Zou, L.; Feng, D.; Chen, Y.-P.; Fordham, S.; Wang, X.; Liu, Y.; Zhou, H.-C. Stepwise Synthesis of Robust Metal-Organic Frameworks via Postsynthetic Metathesis and Oxidation of Metal Nodes in a Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Transformation. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 7813-7816.
  40. Xie, Y.; Yang, H.; Wang, U. Z.; Liu, Y.; Li, J.-R.; Zhou, H.-C. Unusual Preservation of Polyhedral Molecular Building Units in a Metal-Organic Framework with Evident Desymmetrization in Ligand Design. Chem. Comm. 2014, 50, 563-565.
  41. Zhang, M.; Lu, W.; Li, J.-R.; Bosch, M.; Chen, Y.-P.; Liu, T.-F.; Liu, Y.; Zhou, H.-C. Design and synthesis of nucleobase-incorporated metal-organic materials. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2014, 1, 159-162.
  42. Liu, Y.; Chen, Y.-P.; Liu, T.-F.; Yakovenko, A. A.; Raiff, A. M.; Zhou, H.-C. Selective Gas Adsorption and Unique Phase Transition Properties in a Stable Magnesium Metal-Organic Framework Constructed from Infinite Metal Chains. CrystEngComm. 2013, 15, 9688-9693.
  43. Liu, Y.; Li, J.-R.; Verdegaal, W. M.; Liu, T.-F.; Zhou, H.-C. Isostructural Metal-Organic Frameworks Assembled from Functionalized Di-isophthalate Ligands through a Ligand Truncation Strategy. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 5637-5643.
  44. Liu, Y.; Wang, U. Z.; Zhou, H.-C. Recent Advances in Carbon Dioxide Capture with Metal-Organic Frameworks. Greenhouse Gas Sci. and Technol. 2012, 2, 239-259.

Liu, Y. Metal-organic framework. AccessScience. McGraw Hill. 2023, doi:10.1036/1097-8542.418633 

Farha, O. K.; Hupp, J. T.; Beyzavi, M. H.; Stephenson, C. J.; Liu. Y. Hafnium-based metal-organic frameworks as epoxide ring-opening catalysts. US Patent App. 2019, 16/256, 141.

  1. Tristan Pyle (2024). Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Precursors, Master’s Thesis (Chemistry)
  2. Angel Arredondo (2024). Modified Metal-Organic Frameworks as Protectants from Enzyme-induced RNA Degradation, Master’s Thesis (Chemistry)
  3. Sailaja Muduganti (2024). Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cells Using Titanium Porphyrin Metal-Organic Frameworks, Master’s Thesis (Physics, co-advised with Dr. Oscar Bernal)
  4. Hannah Tjitradjaja (2023). The removal of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonate using metal-organic frameworks, Master's thesis (Chemistry)
  5. Jin Yoon (2023). Regiochemistry of singlet oxygen ene reaction in metal-organic frameworks, Master's thesis (Chemistry, co-advised with Dr. Matthias Selke)
  6. Brian Martinez (2022). Solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells from metal-organic frameworks constructed with Aryl 2,2'-bipyridines, Master's thesis (Materials Science and Engineering)
  7. Suki Liang (2022). The effect of PEGylated metal-organic frameworks for pH-responsive drug delivery, Master's thesis (Materials Science and Engineering)
  8. Anthony Castro (2021). Degradation of a nerve agent simulant by implementing imidazole-based structures in metal-organic frameworks, Master's thesis (Chemistry)
  9. Akilah Miller (2021). Ruthenium-terpyridine MOFs and MOF-derived titanium oxide materials for photovoltaics, Master's thesis (Chemistry)
  10. Jose Smith (2021). The modification of metal-organic frameworks for drug delivery, Master's thesis (Chemistry)
  11. Sergio Iglesias Jimenez, (2020). Incorporation of ruthenium (II) bipyridine based metal-organic framework as a photosensitizer in solid-state dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells, Master's thesis (Chemistry)
  12. Joshua Sosa, (2020). Terpyridine-ruthenium based metal-organic frameworks and their applications in photovoltaic cells, Master's thesis (Chemistry)
  13. Timothy Bennett, (2020). Catalytic oxidation of sulfur-mustard analogues using metal-organic frameworks, Master's thesis (Chemistry, co-advised with Dr. Matthias Selke)
  14. Roberto Tovar, (2019). Utilizing metal-organic frameworks to improve the efficiency and capability of catalytic converters, Master's thesis (Chemistry)
  15. Shaanti Trikha, (2019). Integration of metal-organic frameworks into dye-sensitizing solid-state solar cells, Master's thesis (Chemistry)

  1. Mayra Hernandez (2024). The Effect of PEGylated Metal-Organic Frameworks for pH-Responsive Drug Delivery, Undergraduate Honors Thesis
  2. Doroteo Manriquez (2023). Acidified Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Frameworks for the Photocatalytic Synthesis of Anti-Malaria Drug Artemisinin, Undergraduate Honors Thesis
  3. Alisa Quon (2022). Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Frameworks for the Photocatalytic Degradation of a Mustard Gas Simulant 
  4. Anna Nguyen (2022). Exploring the Photocatalytic Activity of Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Frameworks in the Detoxification of a Mustard Gas Simulant
  5. Yessica Nelson (2020). Novel Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and Hybrid Materials for Environmental Applications
  6. Shirell Klein (2020). Responsive Adsorptive Properties of Zr-based Metal-Organic Framework-Hydrogel Composites
  7. Edgar Papazyan (2020). Investigation of the Photocatalytic Properties of a Tin-doped Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Framework in the Detoxification of a Mustard Gas Simulant
  8. Branon Liu (2019). Investigation of Singlet Oxygen Photosensitization of a Porphyrinic Metal-Organic Framework

  1. Christian Maldonado (undergraduate student): Poster presentation at 17th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Poster, “Synthesis of PEGylated Zirconium MOFs for Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment,” Sep. 2024
  2. Nicole Salimbangon (graduate student): Poster presentation at the 42nd American Society of Photobiology Biennial Chicago Conference. Poster, “Photooxidation of Arylphosphines in Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Mechanistic Probe for Cage Effects,” July 2024
  3. Emily Samperio (graduate student): Oral presentation at the Society for Women Engineers: Graduate Student Showcase. Poster, “Zirconium-based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Drug Delivery,” March 2024. Won Oral Presentation Award with Cash Reward ($100).
  4. Jin Yoon (graduate student): Poster presentation at the American Chemical Society National Meeting Spring 2023. Poster, “Regiochemistry of the Singlet Oxygen Ene-Reaction in Metal-Organic Frameworks,” April 2023
  5. Alisa Quon and Anna Nguyen (undergraduate students): Oral presentation at the 30th Annual Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities, and later the 36th Annual CSU Student Research. Poster, “Porphyrinic Metal‐Organic Frameworks for the Photocatalytic Detoxification of a Mustard Gas Simulant via Selective Oxidation,” May 2022. Won Best Oral Presentation at Cal State LA (selected as delegates) and then won second place at the CSU competition.
  6. Alberto Smith and Willmer Flores (graduate and undergraduate students): Poster presentation at the 29th Annual Student Symposium on Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities, Poster, “The Modification of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Drug Delivery,” March 2021. Won Best Poster Presentation Award.