Output details

Novel inorganic polymer derived microreactors for organic microchemistry applications

Significance of output:

Microreactors are used for carrying out chemical reactions in flow channels (diameter around 200 micrometre) in order to obtain higher product yields and selectivity than macroscale reactors. Existing metallic and silicon-based microreactors are durable but expensive to make, while polymer-based reactors are cheap to manufacture but prone to attack by organic solvents. This research developed inorganic polymer based microreactors being able to beat organic solvent attacks and reduce prices. The simplified fabrication technique allows scaling-up for mass production at low-cost, as featured on the cover page of LAB ON A CHIP.