In-situ investigations of molecular self-assembly using microfluidics

Abstract

© 2018 Dr Susanne SeibtThe general aim of this work was to study the growth kinetics of nanoparticles, self-assembly processes of hydrogelators and polymers as well as the flow-orientated alignment of anisotropic particles. This was enabled by the combination of highly optimised microfluidic devices with material-dependent analytical methods, including optical spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy and X-ray scattering. In particular, this thesis focuses on the in-situ kinetic investigations of processes occurring during the reactions. Providing temporal resolutions down to milliseconds, direct insights in reactions were possible