Bioremediation: Fabricating Bioactive 3D Metal–Organic Framework Devices (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 12/2020)

In article number 2000059, Cara M. Doherty and co-workers fabricate a 3D metal-organic framework (MOF) device for continuous environmental sensing and pesticide remediation. The key features of the technology are a cutting-edge static mixer, developed for flow chemistry applications onto which they performed an in-situ growth of porous ZIF-8 MOF encapsulating the organophosphate degrading enzyme (OpdA). The combination of these approaches allows both structural and spatial securement of the enzyme whilst imparting functionality which can be monitored in real-time over several days.