Issue 8, 2011

Controllable synthesis of anisotropic elongated particles using microvalve actuated microfluidic approach

Abstract

We present a novel method to synthesize anisotropic elongated particles via the combination of a droplet based microsphere synthesis method and colloidal assembly in a microchannel. By programmable controlling of the integrated microvalve, the elongated particles with different length, bonding angle, size sequence and composite order can be produced and regulated individually. The established method is flexible and easy to operate, which will find applications for rheological modifier and drug delivery carrier design.

Graphical abstract: Controllable synthesis of anisotropic elongated particles using microvalve actuated microfluidic approach

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Nov 2010
Accepted
05 Jan 2011
First published
20 Jan 2011

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 2466-2469

Controllable synthesis of anisotropic elongated particles using microvalve actuated microfluidic approach

Q. Zhang, S. Zeng, B. Lin and J. Qin, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 2466 DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04033A

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