In this contribution, recent advances in the construction of MOF-polymer composites and their corresponding applications are briefly reviewed. The appearance of such architectures is becoming prominent in recent literature, due to the fact that the union of these two dissimilar components can give rise to a number of desirable properties that are not necessarily achieved by the individual components. For instance, while MOFs already boast unprecedented internal surface areas and highly tunable pore structures, they can often suffer from limited stability that results from the weak nature of the coordination bonding. However, recent work, outlined in this review, demonstrates that polymers can enhance MOF stability and even augment other important properties like electrical conductivity. Further, we discuss a number of other studies, where the addition of external polymer coatings or the insertion or grafting of polymer species inside the MOF pores can lead to noticeable performance enhancement in a variety of applications including water treatment, catalysis, small molecule adsorption/separation, small molecule/ion sensing, and bio-delivery. The hope is that this review will highlight the prominence of this newly emerging class of materials and demonstrate their potential in a variety of applications relevant to host–guest chemistry.

在此贡献中，简要回顾了MOF-聚合物复合材料的结构及其相应应用的最新进展。由于这两个不同组件的结合会产生许多所需的特性，而这些特性不一定是单个组件所必需的，因此这种体系结构的出现在最近的文献中变得越来越重要。例如，虽然MOF已经拥有空前的内表面积和高度可调节的孔结构，但由于配位键的弱性，它们经常会遭受有限的稳定性。但是，本综述概述的最新工作表明，聚合物可以增强MOF稳定性，甚至可以增强其他重要特性，例如电导率。此外，我们讨论了许多其他研究，在外部应用中添加外部聚合物涂层或在MOF孔内插入或接枝聚合物物种可在包括水处理，催化，小分子吸附/分离，小分子/离子传感和生物在内的各种应用中显着提高性能-交货。希望这次审查将突出这种新兴材料类别的重要性，并展示它们在与客体化学相关的各种应用中的潜力。