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ArticleACS nano2014

Shape-controlled synthesis of hybrid nanomaterials via three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing.

Mengqian Lu, Shikuan Yang, Yi-Ping Ho, Christopher L Grigsby, Kam W Leong, Tony Jun Huang

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Article in ACS nano, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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6 authors.

Mengqian LuDepartment of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.
Shikuan Yang
Yi-Ping Ho
Christopher L Grigsby
Kam W Leong
Tony Jun Huang

Funding

Oral Therapy for Hemophilia AR01HL109442 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI DANIELL, HENRY, HERZOG, ROLAND W. · 2011 to 2015
$3.5M
On-Chip Optofluidic Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope for Early Cancer DetectionDP2OD007209 · OD · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI HUANG, TONY JUN · 2010 to 2010
$2.2M
Overcoming Immunosenescence by Nanoparticle-Mediated ActivationR01AI096305 · NIAID · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI ABRAHAM, SOMAN N, LEONG, KAM W · 2012 to 2016
$1.8M
Derivation of Functional Neurons from Human Adult Cells by Nonviral Gene DeliveryR21EB015300 · NIBIB · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI LEONG, KAM W · 2012 to 2013
$421k
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Abstract

Shape-controlled synthesis of nanomaterials through a simple, continuous, and low-cost method is essential to nanomaterials research toward practical applications. Hydrodynamic focusing, with its advantages of simplicity, low-cost, and precise control over reaction conditions, has been used for nanomaterial synthesis. While most studies have focused on improving the uniformity and size control, few have addressed the potential of tuning the shape of the synthesized nanomaterials. Here we demonstrate a facile method to synthesize hybrid materials by three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing (3D-HF). While keeping the flow rates of the reagents constant and changing only the flow rate of the buffer solution, the molar ratio of two reactants (i.e., tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and HAuCl4) within the reaction zone varies. The synthesized TTF-Au hybrid materials possess very different and predictable morphologies. The reaction conditions at different buffer flow rates are studied through computational simulation, and the formation mechanisms of different structures are discussed. This simple one-step method to achieve continuous shape-tunable synthesis highlights the potential of 3D-HF in nanomaterials research.

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HydrodynamicsNanostructuresMicroscopy, Electron, Scanning3D hydrodynamic focusingorganic−metal hybrid materialsshape-controlled synthesis

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PMID25268035
PMCPMC4212797

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