Here we present our preliminary results on a novel approach to encapsulate large guest molecules in nanoporous materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a newly discovered crystal formation. This method has exciting prospects not only in the design of new organic/inorganic hybrids but also in capturing and separating molecules that are significantly larger than the actual pore size of the host MOF.
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