Controlling nanomaterial synthesis, chemical reactions and self assembly in dynamic thin films

X Chen, NM Smith, KS Iyer, CL Raston - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in continuous-flow processors, which integrate sustainability metrics
including scalability, have established their utility in materials and chemical processing. In …

Thin‐film flow technology in controlling the organization of materials and their properties: Special Collection: Distinguished Australian Researchers

C Chuah, X Luo, J Tavakoli, Y Tang, CL Raston - Aggregate, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Centrifugal and shear forces are produced when solids or liquids rotate. Rotary systems and
devices that use these forces, such as dynamic thin‐film flow technology, are evolving …

Continuous flow nano-technology: manipulating the size, shape, agglomeration, defects and phases of silver nano-particles

KS Iyer, CL Raston, M Saunders - Lab on a Chip, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Spinning disc processing (SDP) is an instantaneously scalable, continuous flow and high
throughput flash nano-fabrication technology which embraces green chemistry metrics. It …

Dynamic thin films in controlling the fabrication of nanocarbon and its composites

K Vimalanathan, CL Raston - Advanced Materials Technologies, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Thin film microfluidics are developed for a wide range of applications, including the
synthesis of various types of nanocarbon material, involving both 'top down'and 'bottom …

[HTML][HTML] Using flow technologies to direct the synthesis and assembly of materials in solution

K Robertson - Chemistry Central Journal, 2017 - Springer
In the pursuit of materials with structure-related function, directing the assembly of materials
is paramount. The resultant structure can be controlled by ordering of reactants, spatial …

Shaken, and stirred: oscillatory segmented flow for controlled size-evolution of colloidal nanomaterials

M Abolhasani, A Oskooei, A Klinkova, E Kumacheva… - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We introduce oscillatory segmented flow as a compact microfluidic format that
accommodates slow chemical reactions for the solution-phase processing of colloidal …

Materials, assemblies and reaction systems under rotation

BA Grzybowski, YI Sobolev, O Cybulski… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
When liquids or solid materials rotate, they impart centrifugal and/or shear forces. This
Review surveys rotary devices and systems in which such forces control small-scale flows …

Thin film mechano-energy induced slicing of carbon nanotubes under flow

TMD Alharbi, Q Li, CL Raston - ACS sustainable chemistry & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Controlling the length of CNTs is important for their applications. As-prepared CNTs are
typically nonuniform in length and are entangled, but for applications in electronics and …

[HTML][HTML] Optimising a vortex fluidic device for controlling chemical reactivity and selectivity

L Yasmin, X Chen, KA Stubbs, CL Raston - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
A vortex fluidic device (VFD) involving a rapidly rotating tube open at one end forms dynamic
thin films at high rotational speed for finite sub-millilitre volumes of liquid, with shear within …

Vortex fluidic chemical transformations

J Britton, KA Stubbs, GA Weiss… - Chemistry–A European …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Driving chemical transformations in dynamic thin films represents a rapidly thriving and
diversifying research area. Dynamic thin films provide a number of benefits including large …