Chemistry in nanochannel confinement

This review addresses the questions of whether it makes sense to use lithographically defined nanochannels for chemistry in liquids, and what it is possible to learn from experiments on that topic. The behavior of liquids in different classes of pores (categorized according to their size) is reviewe...

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Published in:Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2009-05, Vol.394 (2), p.385-397
Main Author: Gardeniers, Han J. G. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
ESR
Food Science
instrumentation
Laboratory Medicine
Liquids
Mathematical analysis
Microfabrication
Microfluidics
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Nanocomposites
Nanomaterials
nanoparticles
Nanostructure
nanotechnology
NMR
Photolithography
Review
Spectroscopic analysis
Spectroscopy
water
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Summary:This review addresses the questions of whether it makes sense to use lithographically defined nanochannels for chemistry in liquids, and what it is possible to learn from experiments on that topic. The behavior of liquids in different classes of pores (categorized according to their size) is reviewed, with a focus on chemical reactions and protein dynamics. A number of interesting phenomena are discussed for nanochannels with feature sizes that are manufacturable with modern photolithography-based fabrication technology. The use of spectroscopic methods to investigate chemistry in nanochannels, where both spectroscopic method and nanochannels are integrated into a single device, will be evaluated.
ISSN:1618-2642
1618-2650
DOI:10.1007/s00216-009-2672-5