The Endo Group has recently installed a new piece of equipment: the Leica EM CPD300 Critical Point Dryer. This instrument enables the gentle removal of solvent molecules from porous materials without inducing pore collapse caused by capillary forces.
The process relies on the use of supercritical CO₂, where the absence of surface tension allows drying to occur without mechanical stress on the material. This is particularly advantageous for mechanically sensitive porous systems such as certain metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), and gels.
The same Leica EM CPD300 model has also been successfully used by the Lotsch Group at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, underlining its suitability for advanced materials research.
The availability of this instrument further strengthens the capabilities for the preparation and characterization of delicate porous materials within the CRC network.
