Continuous microfluidic synthesis and functionalization of gold nanorods

A microfluidic platform with multiple reactant additions has been used for the continuous, unseeded synthesis of gold nanorods. This system allows separate control of the seed forming and nanorod growing stages, increasing reproducibility and reducing undesired effects related to a poor control of t...

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Autores: Usón, Laura, Sebastián, Víctor, Arruebo, Manuel, Santamaría, Jesús
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2016
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositório:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/362241
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/362241
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Microfluidics
Gold nanorods
PEG
Plasmonics
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Resumo:A microfluidic platform with multiple reactant additions has been used for the continuous, unseeded synthesis of gold nanorods. This system allows separate control of the seed forming and nanorod growing stages, increasing reproducibility and reducing undesired effects related to a poor control of the seed aging stage. Also, on-stream surface functionalization with poly(ethylene glycol)-methyl ether thiol (SH-PEG) has been performed, allowing a 100-fold reduction in the consumption of this reactant compared to the amounts used in a conventional batch reactor. The system also facilitates tuning the concentration of halide anions (Cl− and Br−) that are used to modify the aspect ratio of the resulting rods.