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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025

Continuous Flow Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Enabling Rapid Screening of Synthesis-Structure-Property Relationships.

Matt Jellicoe, Yibo Yang, William Stokes, Matthew Simmons, Lina Yang, Stephanie Foster, Zabeada Aslam, Jennifer Cohen, Ashi Rashid, Andrew L Nelson and 3 more

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Matt JellicoeInstitute of Process Research and Development, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Yibo YangInstitute of Process Research and Development, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
William StokesInstitute of Process Research & Development, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Matthew SimmonsInstitute of Process Research and Development, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Lina YangInstitute of Process Research and Development, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Stephanie FosterInstitute of Process Research and Development, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Zabeada AslamInstitute of Process Research & Development, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Jennifer CohenInstitute of Process Research & Development, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Ashi RashidInstitute of Process Research & Development, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Andrew L NelsonInstitute of Process Research & Development, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Nikil KapurInstitute of Process Research and Development, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Rik Drummond-BrydsonInstitute of Process Research and Development, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Thomas W ChamberlainInstitute of Process Research & Development, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-6452

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/V055089/1H2020 European Research Council 862296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An adjustable and scalable method for the continuous flow synthesis of cupric oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs), targetted the reduction of their activity to synthetic biomembranes to inform the fabrication of nanoparticles (NPs) with reduced toxicity for commercial applications. By manipulating key factors; temperature, residence time, and the ratio of precursor to reductant, precise control over the morphology of CuO NPs is achieved with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirming the formation of needle-shaped CuO NPs. One-variable-at-a-time studies reveal a relationship between the synthesis conditions and the characteristics of the resultant NPs, with CuO NPs varying controllably between 10-50 nanometres in length and 4-10 nanometres in width. Subsequently, Design of Experiment (DoE) exploration of the biomembrane activity of the CuO NPs intriguingly revealed only minimal effects on their membrane-disruptive properties in the chemical space defined by the synthesis conditions explored. This study marks a significant milestone, as it introduces a facile, easy to scale, continuous flow synthesis of CuO NPs, with control over the length and width of the needle NPs and reveals that, regardless of the exact shape, the NPs have minimal impact on biomembranes, prompting more detailed exploration in the future for use in biomedical applications.

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continuous flownanoparticlesoptimizationtoxicity

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PMID39757554
PMCPMC11817908

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