Issue 98, 2016, Issue in Progress

Green microfluidic synthesis of monodisperse silver nanoparticles via genetic algorithm optimization

Abstract

A scalable and green procedure for the microfluidic flow synthesis of monodisperse silver nanoparticles is reported. Beetroot extract is used both as a reducing and growth-regulating agent. A multi-objective genetic algorithm was used to automate the optimization of the reaction and reduce sample polydispersity observed in previous reports. The proposed methodology ensures high-quality nanoparticles in a rapidly manner and devoid of human skill or intuition, essential for method standardization and implementation.

Graphical abstract: Green microfluidic synthesis of monodisperse silver nanoparticles via genetic algorithm optimization

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Aug 2016
Accepted
29 Sep 2016
First published
03 Oct 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 95693-95697

Green microfluidic synthesis of monodisperse silver nanoparticles via genetic algorithm optimization

D. L. A. Fernandes, C. Paun, M. V. Pavliuk, A. B. Fernandes, E. L. Bastos and J. Sá, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 95693 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA20877K

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