Microfluidics and Nanoparticle Synthesis
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E：Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 June 2024 | Viewed by 862
Special Issue Editors
Interests: MEMS; microTAS; nanoparticles
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanoparticles are an attractive material in the fields of medicine, bioengineering, mechanical engineering, and chemistry due to their unique optical and thermal properties. Nanoparticles can be prepared by liquid-phase reduction methods with low costs, but the control of size distribution and efficient production process are important issues in these fields. To meet this demand, the synthesis of nanoparticles by microfluidic devices is attracting attention. A microfluidic device is a device with microchannel and laminar flows in the microchannel and diffusion of phase flow in the direction of channel width mix reagents. The synthesis of nanoparticles by the device is a slow process compared to that in turbulent flows. On the other hand, this synthesis can be applied to mass production by numbering up methods using many devices. Therefore, the fabrication process of the device, design of the channel pattern, and operation of the device for the efficient process are important tasks.
The current Special Issue covers synthesis results of nanoparticles, the fabrication technique, design of microchannel patterns of microfluidic devices, application of nanoparticles, and simulation of fluid flow in microchannels in various microfluidic devices and micromixers.
Prof. Dr. Hiromasa YAGYU
Prof. Dr. Koji SUGANO
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- microfluidics
- microchannel
- fabrication
