Controllable synthesis of microscale titania fibers and tubes using co-laminar micro-flows

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 181-182, Issue , 2012, Pages 828-833

  Lan, Wenjie ^a   Li, Shaowei ^a   Xu, Jianhong ^a   Luo, Guangsheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1D materials; Co laminar flow; Microfluidic device; Titania

Indexed keywords

ALKOXIDE SOLUTIONS; CO-AXIAL; CO-LAMINAR FLOW; CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ETHANOL SOLUTIONS; FLOW PARAMETERS; IN-SITU; MICRO DEVICES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRO-SCALES; MICROFLOWS; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; POLYVINYL BUTYRAL; SINTERING TIME; SPECIFIC AREAS; TITANIA; TITANIA FIBERS; TITANIUM ALKOXIDES; WORKING SYSTEMS;

COAGULATION; ETHANOL; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GELATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROFLUIDICS; SINTERING; TITANIUM;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84856347659     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Kijima T., Yoshimura T., Uota M., Ikeda T., Fujikawa D., Mouri S., Uoyama S. Noble-metal nanotubes (Pt, Pd, Ag) from lyotropic mixed-surfactant liquid-crystal templates. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43:228-232.
2. Goldberger J., He R.R., Zhang Y.F., Lee S., Yan H.Q., Choi H.J., Yang P.D. Single-crystal gallium nitride nanotubes. Nature 2003, 422:599-602.
3. Hu J.Q., Bando Y., Zhan J.H., Goldberg D. Synthesis of crystalline silicon tubular nanostructures with ZnS nanowires as removable templates. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43:4606-4609.
4. Patzke G.R., Krumeich F., Nesper R. Oxidic nanotubes and nanorods-anisotropic modules for a future nanotechnology. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41:2446-2461.
5. Johnson B.F.G. Nanoparticles in catalysis. Top. Catal. 2003, 24:147-159.
6. 4 magnetite photocatalyst. Electrochim. Acta 2005, 50:3576-3580.
7. 2 nanotube membrane for flow-through photocatalytic applications. Nano Lett. 2007, 7:1286-1289.
8. 2 nanotube arrays up to 220mu m in length: use in water photoelectrolysis and dye-sensitized solar cells. Nanotechnology 2007, 18:065707.
9. Adachi M., Murata Y., Okada I., Yoshikawa S. Formation of titania nanotubes and applications for dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2003, 150:G488-G493.
10. Guisbiers G., Van Overschelde O., Wautelet M. Theoretical investigation of size and shape effects on the melting temperature and energy bandgap of TiO(2) nanostructures. Appl. Phys. Lett. 2008, 92:103121.
11. Ou H.H., Lo S.L. Review of titania nanotubes synthesized via the hydrothermal treatment: Fabrication, modification, and application. Sep. Purif. Technol. 2007, 58:179-191.
12. Chen X., Mao S.S. Titanium dioxide nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, modifications, and applications. Chem. Rev. 2007, 107:2891-2959.
13. Bavykin D.V., Friedrich J.M., Walsh F.C. Protonated titanates and TiO(2) nanostructured materials: synthesis, properties, and applications. Adv. Mater. 2006, 18:2807-2824.
14. Ehrfeld W., Hessel V., Löwe H. Microreactors: new technology for modern chemistry 2000, Wiley-VCH.
15. Günther A., Jensen K.F. Multiphase microfluidics: from flow characteristics to chemical and materials synthesis. Lab Chip 2006, 6:1487-1503.
16. Thorsen T., Roberts R.W., Arnold F.H., Quake S.R. Dynamic pattern formation in a vesicle-generating microfluidic device. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2001, 86:4163-4166.
17. Xu J.H., Li S.W., Tan J., Wang Y.J., Luo G.S. Preparation of highly monodisperse droplet in a T-junction microfluidic device. AIChE J. 2006, 52:3005-3010.
18. Xu J.H., Li S.W., Tan J., Wang Y.J., Luo G.S. Controllable preparation of monodisperse O/W and W/O emulsions in the same microfluidic device. Langmuir 2006, 22:7943-7946.
19. Link D.R., Anna S.L., Weitz D.A., Stone H.A. Geometrically mediated breakup of drops in microfluidic devices. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2004, 92:054503.
20. Wan J., Bick A., Sullivan M., Stone H.A. Controllable microfluidic production of microbubbles in water-in-oil emulsions and the formation of porous microparticles. Adv. Mater. 2008, 20:3314-3318.
21. Chang J.Y., Yang C.H., Huang K.S. Synthesis and characterization of CdTe/CdS and CdTe/CdSe core/shell type-II quantum dots in a noncoordinating solvent. Nanotechnology 2007, 18:305.
22. Kim J.W., Utada A.S., Nieves A.F., Hu Z., Weitz D.A. Fabrication of monodisperse gel shells and functional microgels in microfluidic devices. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46:1819-1822.
23. Yang C.H., Lin Y.S., Huang K.S., Huang Y.C., Wang E.C., Jhong J.Y., Kuo C.Y. Microfluidic emulsification and sorting assisted preparation of monodisperse chitosan microparticles. Lab Chip 2009, 9:145-150.
24. Lan W.J., Li S.W., Xu J.H., Luo G.S. One-step synthesis of chitosan-silica hybrid microspheres in a microfluidic device. Biomed. Microdevices 2010, 12:1087-1095.
25. Xu J.H., Li S.W., Tostada C., Lan W.J., Luo G.S. Preparation of monodispersed chitosan microspheres and in situ encapsulation of BSA in a co-axial microfluidic device. Biomed. Microdevices 2009, 11:243-249.
26. Dendukuri D., Tsoi K., Hatton T.A., Doyle P.S. Controlled synthesis of nonspherical microparticles using microfluidics. Langmuir 2005, 21:2113-2116.
27. Shin S.J., Park J.Y., Lee J.Y., Park H., Park Y.D., Lee K.B., Whang C.M., Lee S.H. On the fly continuous generation of alginate fibers using a microfluidic device. Langmuir 2007, 23:9104-9108.
28. Jeong W., Kim J., Kim S., Lee S., Mensing G., Beebe D.J. Hydrodynamic microfabrication via on the fly photopolymerization of microscale fibers and tubes. Lab Chip 2004, 4:576-580.
29. Lan W.J., Li S.W., Lu Y.C., Xu J.H., Luo G.S. Controllable preparation of microscale tubes with multiphase co-laminar flow in a double co-axial microdevice. Lab Chip 2009, 9:3282-3288.
30. Li S.W., Xu J.H., Wang Y.J., Lu Y.C., Luo G.S. Low-temperature bonding of poly-(methyl methacrylate) microfluidic devices under an ultrasonic field. J. Micromech. Microeng. 2009, 19:015035.