Microfluidic synthesis of silica nanoparticles using polyethylenimine polymers

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 694-699

  He, Ping ^a   Greenway, Gillian ^a   Haswell, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microfluidics; PEI polymer; Silica nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

MICRO-FLUIDIC REACTORS; MICROFLUIDIC METHOD; MICROFLUIDIC SYNTHESIS; OPERATION VARIABLES; PARTICLE GROWTH; PEI POLYMER; POLYETHYLENIMINES; REACTOR TUBES; RESIDENCE TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEGMENTED FLOW; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SOL-GEL METHODS;

BATCH REACTORS; LAMINAR FLOW; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; SILICA; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOL-GEL PROCESS;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 79952443925     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.079     Document Type: Article

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