“…Regarding the controlled orientation and crystalline quality of the deposited MOF thin films, the layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition of surface-anchored MOFs (SURMOFs) has shown to yield excellent results. , However, LbL deposition requires careful optimization of reaction parameters, such as the choice of solvent, temperature, and time. As a result, SURMOF fabrication has been reported only for a limited number of MOF compounds, including MOF-2, HKUST-1, layer-pillared systems, ZIF-8, ZIF-67, and UiO-66 . On the other hand, exchanging linkers in those MOFs by following the principles of reticular synthesis and adding different functional moieties to these structures is relatively easily .…”