Low-cost and simple FDM-based 3D-printed microfluidic device for the synthesis of metallic core–shell nanoparticles

Low-cost and simple FDM-based 3D-printed microfluidic device for the synthesis of metallic core–shell nanoparticles

A fused deposition modeling-based 3D-printed microfluidic device is designed and built to synthesize core–shell metallic Au@Ag nanoparticles based on the reduction of a silver salt on gold nanoparticles seeds by sodium borohydride in a continuous flow manner. A microfluidic device consisting of thre...

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Published in:SN applied sciences Vol. 2; no. 5; p. 984
Main Authors: Bressan, Lucas P., Lima, Taíssa M., da Silveira, Géssica D., da Silva, José A. F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-05-2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
6. Interdisciplinary (general)
Applied and Technical Physics
Carbon
Charge transfer
Chemistry/Food Science
Coalescence
Continuous flow
Core-shell particles
Core-shell structure
Earth Sciences
Electrodes
Engineering
Environment
Ferrocyanide
Flow rates
Flow velocity
Fused deposition modeling
Gold
Graphite
Inlets
Iron cyanides
Laboratories
Materials Science
Microfluidic devices
Mineral oils
Nanoparticles
Outlets
Polylactic acid
Polymers
Potassium
Research Article
Seeds
Silver
Spectroscopy
Thiocyanates
Three dimensional models
Three dimensional printing
Transmission electron microscopy
Brazil
United States > US
Switzerland
Germany
Nanoparticles
Electrochemistry
Core–shell
FDM-based 3D-printing
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Summary:A fused deposition modeling-based 3D-printed microfluidic device is designed and built to synthesize core–shell metallic Au@Ag nanoparticles based on the reduction of a silver salt on gold nanoparticles seeds by sodium borohydride in a continuous flow manner. A microfluidic device consisting of three inlets for the reactants and one outlet to collect the synthesized nanoparticles is printed in less than two hours using poly(lactic acid) as the polymer, presenting channels width and height of approximately 260 µm. After synthesis, the nanoparticles samples were analyzed by UV–Vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy to confirm the formation of the core–shell structure. The concentration of the silver salt was varied, while the flow rate was kept constant, and the results indicated that too high silver concentration in relation to amount of gold seeds could lead to coalescence of the synthesized nanoparticles. We obtained core–shell nanoparticles of approximately 23 nm in diameter. Finally, we employed the synthesized Au@Ag nanoparticles in the surface modification of a carbon paste electrode, which showed improved charge transfer behavior compared to the unmodified electrode against a ferri-ferrocyanide probe, while working as a functionalized electrode in the sensing of thiocyanate ions.
ISSN:2523-3963
2523-3971
DOI:10.1007/s42452-020-2768-2