Although the mechanical properties serve as a good predictor to identify MOFs that remain stable in the high modulus region, they are not sufficient to differentiate between collapsed vs activated MOFs in the region with low moduli. This is normal since there are other factors that would influence the effectiveness of the activation, like the activation method (direct activation, solvent-exchange, freeze-drying, or supercritical CO2 approaches). In addition, the activation conditions, in term of temperature and pressure, are very critical to the structural stability. Moreover, defects and imperfections are usually present in the synthesized MOFs, therefore, the true mechanical strength of the synthesized MOFs could be less than theoretical predictions. Though, the mechanical properties seemed to be the most informative predictor in differentiating activated from collapsed MOFs, and we used these properties for further analysis.