A new microfluidic platform for confinement of single microparticles in free solution

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Confidenciality: No

Education area(s): Nanociència, Materials i Processos - Tecnologia Química de Frontera 

Title in different languages: A new microfluidic platform for confinement of single microparticles in free solution

Abstract: Abstract Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) is the main phase in concrete. The size of the system, in the order of nanometres, and its non-ordered disposition are responsible of concrete’s harden. C-S-H particles have a limited size and very anisotropic shape. The atomic structure of C-S-H is known only for the bulk. In the current work an atomistic study of C-S-H growth in the different directions was performed. C-S-H particles with different sizes were created and their energy was computed in molecular mechanics method through ReaxFF as force field and semi-empirical method through PM6 as Hamiltonian. The results show anisotropy: the growth in x and y direction is preferable than in z direction. It shows anisotropy growth and confirms C-S-H particles’ shape is as a pancake forming platelets. The size of computed particles is still in order of magnitude smaller, and thus it is not possible to have conclusions about the limited size of C-S-H particles.

Subject: Nanociència, Materials i Processos

Academic year: 2015-2016

Language: Anglès

Work's public defense date: 2016-09-09

Subject areas: Chemistry

Student: Brødsgaard Hansen, Carit

Department: Química Física i Inorgànica

TFM credits: 30

Creation date in repository: 2017-09-26

Keywords: microfluidics, photolithography, particle confinement

Title in original language: A new microfluidic platform for confinement of single microparticles in free solution

Project director: Massons, Jaume