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Stacking growth of ionically conductive MOF on biofabrics enables reliable NH3 sensor for hepatic encephalopathy diagnosis

Liu K., Xu Y., Tian X. et al. · npj Flexible Electronics · 2025 · 67

6materials
13samples
5synthesis routes
15measurements
39results
7claims and caveats

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: Medium

PCA/regression/kNN processing of Zn-TCPP-6 sensor signals enables NH3 concentration prediction and six-gas classification, supporting non-invasive breath-analysis applications.

Caveat: The breath/clinical validation is preliminary and based on only four HE patients.

p006-p007 · Gas type and concentration prediction; Potential application · Figure 6; Figure 7 · Linked to 4 structured results

Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

Zn-TCPP-6 provides room-temperature NH3 detection with high response, 36 ppb detection limit and selectivity coefficient 5.12 against tested organic interferents.

Caveat: Selectivity was tested against selected reducing gases; unassessed breath components such as CO2, water vapour and isoprene may contribute under real-world conditions.

p006 · Potential application of Zn-TCPP-6 gas sensor · Figure 7 · Linked to 5 structured results

CaveatSupport assessment: High

High humidity above 70% RH reduces Zn-TCPP sensor resistance and may produce false positives or inaccurate detection limits unless water vapour is blocked.

p004 · Performance of the Zn-TCPP-6 sensor · Figure 4a · Linked to 1 structured result

Composite RoleSupport assessment: High

Stacking Zn-TCPP on porous biofabric enables a flexible composite sensor with controllable thickness, broad substrate adaptability and mechanical bending tolerance.

Caveat: Very high humidity causes substantial background response unless encapsulation is added.

p004 · Performance of the Zn-TCPP-6 sensor · Figure 4 · Linked to 6 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

Zn-TCPP forms a crystalline lamellar TCPP-based MOF with Zn2(COO)4 paddlewheel units, porphyrin Zn-N coordination and sharper lattice patterns than Zn-HHTP, supporting efficient ion transport.

Caveat: No CIF or full crystallographic refinement was supplied in the assigned documents.

p002 · Characteristics of Zn-HHTP and Zn-TCPP · Figure 2 · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

The Zn-TCPP IC-MOF sensor outperforms EC-MOF HHTP analogues and Ni/Cu TCPP analogues for NH3 because open Zn2+ porphyrin sites provide stronger NH3 interaction.

Caveat: Quantitative ion-transport analysis is stated as future work.

p003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a; Figure 5 · Linked to 6 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

NH3 sensing in Zn-TCPP is attributed to Zn/N active sites and Zn2+-NH3 interaction that increases mobile ionic carriers, rather than C or O framework sites.

Caveat: Direct quantitative ion conductivity or carrier mobility measurements were not reported.

p004-p005 · Sensing mechanism of Zn-TCPP · Figure 5; Figure S6 · Linked to 3 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Cu-HHTP electrically conductive MOFBrowse family: Cu₃(HHTP)₂ / Cu–HHTPCu-HHTPCu2+ coordinated with HHTP ligands · HHTP2D · PristineM-HHTP EC-MOF analogue prepared by LBL-LPE.p003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a
Cu-TCPP ionically conductive MOFCu-TCPPCu2+ coordinated to TCPP porphyrin nitrogen/carboxylate sites · TCPP2D · PristineM-TCPP IC-MOF analogue prepared by LBL-LPE.p003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a
Ni-HHTP electrically conductive MOFBrowse family: Ni₃(HHTP)₂ / Ni–HHTPNi-HHTPNi2+ coordinated with HHTP ligands · HHTP2D · PristineM-HHTP EC-MOF analogue prepared by LBL-LPE.p003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a
Ni-TCPP ionically conductive MOFNi-TCPPNi2+ coordinated to TCPP porphyrin nitrogen/carboxylate sites · TCPP2D · PristineM-TCPP IC-MOF analogue prepared by LBL-LPE.p003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a
Zn-HHTP electrically conductive MOFBrowse family: Zn–HHTP familyZn-HHTPZn2+ coordinated with HHTP ligands · 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene hydrate (HHTP)2D · PristineGraphene-analogous porous honeycomb AB-stacked M-HHTP framework with ca. 3.3 A interlayer spacing.p002 · Preparation and structures of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 1b
Zn-TCPP ionically conductive MOFZn-TCPP; zinc paddlewheel metalloporphyrin frameworkZn2+ nodes; Zn2(COO)4 paddlewheel units and Zn coordinated to porphyrin nitrogen atoms · 4,4',4'',4'''-(Porphine-5,10,15,20-tetrayl)tetrakis(benzoic acid) (TCPP)2D · PristineLamellar AB sliding-parallel stacked porphyrin MOF with ca. 18 A interlayer spacing; assigned as IC-MOF in the paper.p002 · Preparation and structures of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 1b

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Cu-HHTP-6 sensor on alginate fabricresearch_0843__mat__cu_hhtpThin Film · Pristine Control · CompositeEC-MOF comparison sensor.alginate fibre fabric · 6 LBL-LPE layersp003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a
Cu-TCPP-6 sensor on alginate fabricresearch_0843__mat__cu_tcppThin Film · Pristine Control · CompositeIC-MOF metal-node comparison sensor.alginate fibre fabric · 6 LBL-LPE layersp003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a
Ni-HHTP-6 sensor on alginate fabricresearch_0843__mat__ni_hhtpThin Film · Pristine Control · CompositeEC-MOF comparison sensor.alginate fibre fabric · 6 LBL-LPE layersp003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a
Ni-TCPP-6 sensor on alginate fabricresearch_0843__mat__ni_tcppThin Film · Pristine Control · CompositeIC-MOF metal-node comparison sensor.alginate fibre fabric · 6 LBL-LPE layersp003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a
Zn-HHTP-6 sensor on alginate fabricresearch_0843__mat__zn_hhtpThin Film · Pristine Control · CompositeEC-MOF comparison sensor.alginate fibre fabric · 6 LBL-LPE layersp003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3a
Zn-HHTP computational NH3 adsorption modelresearch_0843__mat__zn_hhtpModel · Model System · ModelOptimised NH3 adsorption configuration.p005 · Sensing mechanism of Zn-TCPP · Figure 5c
Hydrothermal Zn-HHTP powder thin filmresearch_0843__mat__zn_hhtpThin Film · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkZn-HHTP powder made hydrothermally, dispersed in ethanol, then deposited as a film.finger electrodes for gas sensor testingp008 · Fabrication of Zn-TCPP and Zn-HHTP powder thin film · Figure 3b
Zn-TCPP layer-thickness variants on alginate fabricresearch_0843__mat__zn_tcppThin Film · Pristine Control · CompositeLayer-number controls for Zn-TCPP gas sensing.alginate fibre fabric · 2, 4, and 8 LBL-LPE layers; total thicknesses 70, 79, and 100 ump003 · Performance comparison of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 3d
Zn-TCPP-6 sensor on alginate fabricresearch_0843__mat__zn_tcppThin Film · Target Sample · CompositeLBL-LPE Zn-TCPP film on biofabric; screen printed with Ag electrodes for gas sensingalginate fibre fabric with Ag fork-finger electrodes for sensing tests · 6 LBL-LPE layers; total composite film thickness 91 um; MOF deposition increment ca. 31 um relative to 60 um alginate substratep002 · Preparation and structures of M-HHTP and M-TCPP · Figure 1a
Zn-TCPP-6 sensor on cellulose fabricresearch_0843__mat__zn_tcppThin Film · Composite Sample · CompositeSubstrate-adaptability sensor prepared by LBL-LPE.cellulose fabric · 6 layersp004 · Performance of the Zn-TCPP-6 sensor · Figure 4d
Zn-TCPP-6 sensor on Dacron fabricresearch_0843__mat__zn_tcppThin Film · Composite Sample · CompositeSubstrate-adaptability sensor prepared by LBL-LPE.Dacron fabric · 6 layersp004 · Performance of the Zn-TCPP-6 sensor · Figure 4d
Zn-TCPP computational NH3 adsorption modelresearch_0843__mat__zn_tcppModel · Model System · ModelOptimised NH3 adsorption configuration.p005 · Sensing mechanism of Zn-TCPP · Figure 5d
Hydrothermal Zn-TCPP powder thin filmresearch_0843__mat__zn_tcppThin Film · Pristine Control · Pristine FrameworkZn-TCPP powder made hydrothermally, dispersed in ethanol, then deposited as a film.finger electrodes for gas sensor testingp008 · Fabrication of Zn-TCPP and Zn-HHTP powder thin film · Figure 3b