Metal organic framework functionalized sensors for detection of chemical agents

Dangerous materials present in factories and military combat locations, can cause negative effects to the human body and can be life threatening. Due to this, a portable, easily maintained, and robust sensor is required to detect CWA’s, TIC’s, and TIM’s. We present a method to grow MOFs on quartz crystal microbalances (QCM’s) for sensitive, selective detection of CWA’s. Our next step is to test the sensitivity and selectivity of the MOF to dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) when under varying environmental conditions.