Porous Materials@Work is divided into a set of 11 sub-projects (P1-P11), which typically bundle hitherto unconnected research lines at TU Graz. These sub-projects are part of four focus areas

Design of new porous materials
Controlled growth of porous systems
Application of porous materials in sensing
Application of porous materials in biotechnology

The structure, resembling a technological platform, was conceived in order to create and consolidate a research network within TU Graz, sharing resources, expertise and equipment. The two key researchers responsible for each project (red spheres in the figures above) jointly supervise a PhD-student and are supported by a variable number of partners who comprise other key researchers, associate researchers (yellow spheres in the figures above), and external collaborators (green ring). These provide specific expertise/equipment for conducting additional tasks required within the sub-project. This setup generates a highly branched structure maximizing interaction between all people involved in the lead project. The actual interaction matrix is shown on the right side above).