Liquid-phase synthesis of nanoparticles: particle size distribution dynamics and control

NV Mantzaris - Chemical Engineering Science, 2005 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of liquid-phase synthesis routes for nanoparticles is largely affected by the
narrowness of the particle size distribution. To study the particle size distribution dynamics …

Underlying mechanisms in size control of uniform nanoparticles

T Sugimoto - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2007 - Elsevier
Insights are given into underlying mechanisms for size control of uniform nanoparticles in
liquid phases. At the outset, instead of the classical nucleation theories, which are hardly …

Evolution of an ensemble of nanoparticles in a colloidal solution: theoretical study

DV Talapin, AL Rogach, M Haase… - The Journal of Physical …, 2001 - ACS Publications
The evolution of a nanosized particle in colloidal solution has been studied theoretically.
The model developed is based on the size dependence of the activation energies of the …

Modelling the synthesis of nanoparticles in continuous microreactors: The role of diffusion and residence time distribution on nanoparticle characteristics

L Panariello, L Mazzei, A Gavriilidis - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
A mathematical model for the liquid-phase synthesis of spherical nanoparticles in
continuous flow micro-and milli-reactors was developed, accounting for residence time …

Controllable preparation of particles with microfluidics

G Luo, L Du, Y Wang, Y Lu, J Xu - Particuology, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent development and achievements in controllable preparation of
nanoparticles, micron spherical and non-spherical particles, using microfluidics. A variety of …

Mechanisms of nucleation and growth of nanoparticles in solution

NTK Thanh, N Maclean, S Mahiddine - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticle research has received considerable attention due to many potential innovative
applications such as biomedicine, 1, 2 catalysis, 3, 4 fuel cell, 5 magnetic data storage, 6 …

Shape and aggregation control of nanoparticles: not shaken, not stirred

D Li, RB Kaner - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006 - ACS Publications
The aggregation of nanoparticles during synthesis, particularly the effect of mechanical
agitation, is investigated from a viewpoint of nucleation using a conjugated polymer …

Microchannel geometry vs flow parameters for controlling nanoprecipitation of polymeric nanoparticles

M Abdelkarim, NH Abd Ellah, M Elsabahy… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Channel-based microfluidics was proven to be a helpful platform for reproducible
preparation of nanoparticles (NPs), where controlled mixing of fluids allows homogeneous …

Recent progress on the manufacturing of nanoparticles in multi-phase and single-phase flow reactors

Y Gao, B Pinho, L Torrente-Murciano - Current Opinion in Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Continuous synthesis of nanoparticles in microreactors is enabled by their characteristic
high mass and heat transfer rates with exquisite control of the synthetic parameters …

Nanoparticle synthesis in microreactors

CX Zhao, L He, SZ Qiao, APJ Middelberg - Chemical Engineering Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have been a research focus for more than two decades. The advent of
microfluidic technology provides alternative strategies for the synthesis of nanoparticles in …