Melih Baştopçu, Anıl E. Derinöz, Asil C. Yılmaz and E. Yegan Erdem
Soft Matter, 2018,14, 4311-4316
DOI:
10.1039/C8SM00091C,
Paper
We present a new, surface-based microfluidic platform for the synthesis of nanoparticles. In this platform chemical reagents are carried in separate droplets, then mixed and later transported to a desired location on the surface using surface textured ratchet tracks. This brings the advantages of both synthesizing and transporting nanoparticles in situ without having cross-contamination between samples and addressing each sample independently. This platform is also capable of carrying multiple synthesis reactions concurrently.