Chapter 1 - Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites With Microfluidic Technology

Abstract

Nanoparticles and nanocomposites are considered the critical elements in many applications, such as displays, catalysts, and bio-medical engineering. To make the best use of nanoparticles, it is critical to have an easy, efficient synthesis technique for nanoparticles and nanocomposites. During the past few decades, microfluidics technology has emerged as a powerful tool for producing nanoparticles and nanocomposites because of its indispensable advantages: excellent control of size and composition, speed of temperature and mass transportation, and in situ screening and optimization of the synthesis condition. With the microfluidic technique, nanoparticles and nanocomposites with monodispersed size, hybrid materials, and controllable structures are well synthesized. An overall review of nanoparticles and nanocomposites fabricated with microfluidics, their varied compositions and structures, state-of-art applications, and characteristics will be presented in this chapter.