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Automated Quantum Dots Purification via Solid Phase Extraction.

Authors:
Malín G Lüdicke Jana Hildebrandt Christoph Schindler Ralph A Sperling Michael Maskos

Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022 Jun 9;12(12). Epub 2022 Jun 9.

Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM, 55129 Mainz, Germany.

The separation of colloidal nanocrystals from their original synthesis medium is an essential process step towards their application, however, the costs on a preparative scale are still a constraint. A new combination of approaches for the purification of hydrophobic Quantum Dots is presented, resulting in an efficient scalable process in regard to time and solvent consumption, using common laboratory equipment and low-cost materials. The procedure is based on a combination of solvent-induced adhesion and solid phase extraction. The platform allows the transition from manual handling towards automation, yielding an overall purification performance similar to one conventional batch precipitation/centrifugation step, which was investigated by thermogravimetry and gas chromatography. The distinct miscibility gaps between surfactants used as nanoparticle capping agents, original and extraction medium are clarified by their phase diagrams, which confirmed the outcome of the flow chemistry process. Furthermore, the solubility behavior of the Quantum Dots is put into context with the Hansen solubility parameters framework to reasonably decide upon appropriate solvent types.

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June 2022

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