Going with the flow: continuous flow routes to colloidal nanoparticles

SE Skrabalak, RL Brutchey - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Solution-phase reactions to colloidal inorganic nanoparticles can now realize an exquisite
level of control over the size, size dispersion, shape, and reproducibility of the resulting …

Segmented flow reactors for nanocrystal synthesis

AM Nightingale, JC Demello - Advanced materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade microreactors have emerged as a compelling technology for the highly
controlled synthesis of colloidal nanocrystals, offering multiple advantages over …

Inline Rolling Shear Alignment: Deposition and Long-Range Order of Block Polymer Templates in a Fast, Single-Step Process

ER Gottlieb, P Dimitrakellis, DG Vlachos… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We report the first demonstration of a rapid, single-step technique to align block polymer,
thin-film nanostructures, which is amenable to continuous speeds of≥ 10 mm/s. This …

Large-scale production of high-quality elastic structural color films based on hydrogen bond and colloidal charge co-driven silica microsphere self-assembly

Q Yang, W Ling, Y Xu, H Chen, H Guo, L Zhong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photonic crystals (PCs) could revolutionize the modern engineering field. However, the
commonly used large-scale roll-to-roll fabrication techniques are limited by the utilization of …

An autonomic and “off–on–off”-switchable polymer microreactor

R Luo, M Zhu, X Yuan, S Li - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
An originally designed autonomic and “off–on–off”-switchable polymer microreactor is
reported. This polymer microreactor was made of nickel nanoparticles and a unique shape …

Online detection and automation methods in microfluidic nanomaterial synthesis

RM Maceiczyk, IG Lignos, JM Andrew - Current Opinion in Chemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Microfluidic reactors are increasingly being recognized as a promising tool for the synthesis
of bespoke and high quality nanomaterials. Herein, we discuss currently available methods …

Flow chemistry to control the synthesis of nano and microparticles for biomedical applications

N Hassan, F Oyarzun-Ampuero, P Lara… - Current Topics in …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
In this article we review the flow chemistry methodologies for the controlled synthesis of
different kind of nano and microparticles for biomedical applications. Injection mechanism …

Automated and continuous production of polymeric nanoparticles

G Bovone, F Steiner, EA Guzzi… - Frontiers in bioengineering …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used as therapeutics, diagnostics, and
building blocks in (bio) materials science. Current barriers to translation are limited control …

Flow‐Induced Microfluidic Assembly for Advanced Biocatalysis Materials

P Lemke, L Schneider, W Kunz… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring the potential of microfluidic systems, this study presents a groundbreaking
approach harnessing energy in microfluidic flows within a purpose‐built microreactor …

Continuous-versus segmented-flow microfluidic synthesis in materials science

M Gonidec, J Puigmartí-Luis - Crystals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Materials science is a fast-evolving area that aims to uncover functional materials with ever
more sophisticated properties and functions. For this to happen, new methodologies for …