Micro-total envelope system with silicon nanowire separator for safe carcinogenic chemistry

Ajay K. Singh; Dong-Hyeon Ko; Niraj K. Vishwakarma; Seungwook Jang; Kyoung-Ik Min; Dong-Pyo Kim

doi:10.1038/ncomms10741

Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Micro-total envelope system with silicon nanowire separator for safe carcinogenic chemistry

Ajay K. Singh,
Dong-Hyeon Ko,
Niraj K. Vishwakarma,
Seungwook Jang,
Kyoung-Ik Min,
Dong-Pyo Kim

Affiliations

Ajay K. Singh: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Center of Applied Microfluidic Chemistry, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Dong-Hyeon Ko: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Center of Applied Microfluidic Chemistry, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Niraj K. Vishwakarma: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Center of Applied Microfluidic Chemistry, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Seungwook Jang: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Center of Applied Microfluidic Chemistry, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Kyoung-Ik Min: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Center of Applied Microfluidic Chemistry, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Dong-Pyo Kim: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Center of Applied Microfluidic Chemistry, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10741
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Carcinogenic compounds present difficulties in synthesis not just during reaction but perhaps especially during purification. Here, the authors report a microfluidic device for the use of carcinogenic chloromethyl methyl ether that includes a silicon nanowire separator allowing isolated, automated purification.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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