Automated droplet reactor for the synthesis of iron oxide/gold core-shell nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: Core-shell nanoparticles are promising candidates for theranostic drugs, as they combine different intrinsic properties with a small size and large surface area. However, their controlled synthesis, or the screening and optimization of synthesis conditions are often difficult and labor intensive. Through the precise control over mass and heat transfer, and automatization possibilities, microfluidic devices could be a solution to this problem in a lab scale synthesis. Here, we demonstrate a microfluidic, capillary, droplet reactor for the multi-step synthesis of iron oxide/gold core-shell nanoparticles. Through the integration of a transmission measurement at the outlet of the reactor, synthesis results can be monitored in a real-time manner. This allowed for the implementation of an optimi

SUBMITTER: Ahrberg CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6997455 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature