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  • Nanotechnology
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Functional nanoparticles (NPs) possess unique properties driven by their size and morphology, offering broad application potential.
  • Microfluidic technology enables precise fluid control, making it ideal for reproducible NP manufacturing with minimal batch variation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review microfluidic fabrication strategies for functional nanoparticles.
  • To highlight various types of NPs synthesized using microfluidic methods.
  • To discuss future directions for microfluidic NP production.

Main Methods:

  • Exploration of microfluidic fabrication strategies including mixing-, droplet-, and multiple field-based methods.
  • Review of NP formation within microfluidic reactors.
  • Emphasis on diverse NP types: lipid, polymer, hybrid, supramolecular, metal/metal-oxide, MOF, COF, quantum dots, perovskites, and biomimetic NPs.

Main Results:

  • Microfluidics provides controlled NP synthesis with low batch-to-batch variability.
  • A wide range of functional NPs can be fabricated using different microfluidic approaches.
  • Future directions include device parallelization, formulation optimization, and AI-guided reactor design.

Conclusions:

  • Microfluidic fabrication is a powerful and versatile platform for producing diverse functional nanoparticles.
  • Advancements in microfluidics promise accelerated development and large-scale production of NPs.
  • AI-guided design offers potential for optimizing complex, multi-step NP synthesis processes.