Recent progress in the synthesis of inorganic particulate materials using microfluidics

Microfluidic systems have unique advantages originating from the miniaturization of real chemical processes. On this basis, the synthesis of inorganic materials, including micro-and nanomaterials, can be used to develop useful features, such as a uniform particle size distribution, morphology control, online monitoring, etc. In this review, we introduce and discuss the recent progress in the preparation of inorganic materials, mainly microfluidics systems. Furthermore, utilizing microfluidic devices, we present the basic principles and representative shape of microfluidic systems. In addition, the synthesis of various inorganic material particles using microfluidic systems, such as metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, semiconductor nanoparticles, organic-inorganic hybrid particles, surface functionalized particles, core-shell particles, and traditional porous materials, is introduced. Finally, we propose the future prospects of microfluidics in the synthesis of noble inorganic materials. (C) 2018 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.