Polymer-immobilized nanoparticles production

Further progress is expected in the development of novel methods for the preparation of polymer-immobilized clusters and nanoparticles. A promising direct synthesis of these products is the dissolution of zero-valent metals into polymer solutions that function as macroligands. Subsequent recrystallization of particles then occurs, much like what occurs in biological systems (Section XI). Stabilization of nanoparticles and clusters during polymerization of micelle-forming monomers could become a significant practical method. 

A simple microfluidic reactor system He et al. [124] for the effective synthesis of enzyme-functionalized nanoparticles offers many advantages over batch reactirais, including excelloit enzyme efficiencies. Better control of the process parameters in the microfluidic reactor system ovct batch-based methodologies enables the production of silica nanoparticles with the optimum size for efficient enzyme immobilization with long-term stability. The synthetic approach used glucose oxidase and two different nucleation catalysts of similar molecular mass the natural R5 peptide, and PEI polymer... 

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