Interactions such as van der Waals forces are generally considered too weak to govern the assembly of stable porous materials. Now, it has been shown that stable open frameworks can be assembled through van der Waals interactions.
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Guillerm, V. Porous metal–organic polyhedra with a gecko’s grip. Nat. Chem. 17, 634–635 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-025-01811-1
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