{"id":47156,"date":"2024-05-07T11:40:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T10:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=47156"},"modified":"2024-05-07T11:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T10:40:08","slug":"new-high-throughput-device-reduce-advanced-materials-manufacturing-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/new-high-throughput-device-reduce-advanced-materials-manufacturing-time\/47156\/","title":{"rendered":"New high-throughput device set to reduce advanced materials manufacturing time"},"content":{"rendered":"
The device, created by Dr Jason Stafford from the University\u2019s School of Engineering, is a fully automated unit<\/a> that can be programmed for parallel synthesis to produce a series of advanced materials<\/a> made in different ways for further testing and optimisation.<\/p>\n It reduces the amount of time researchers spend generating advanced materials in the laboratory and creates highly controlled reaction times.<\/p>\n Current techniques for synthesising advanced materials, while effective, are not without their limitations. They rely on a top-down approach that peels off layers of atoms or a bottom-up approach that builds up a sheet by depositing one atom at a time.<\/p>\n These approaches involve a large number of steps and synthesis parameters and rely on thousands of precursors, presenting significant challenges that the new high-throughput device aims to address.<\/p>\n Current approaches hinder research and development of new formulations using nanomaterials made from single elements like graphene or compounds such as copper oxide or crystals.<\/p>\n The new device uses mechanochemical synthesis, which accesses new materials and induces chemical reactions through mechanical forces. This reduces the need for toxic solvents.<\/p>\n The high-throughput device works with standard laboratory glassware or custom vessels and can be programmed to deliver different mechanical forces in each vessel.<\/p>\n This may contain anything from a dilute liquid suspension to a dry solid powder.<\/p>\n The new device is expected to interest professionals working in chemical manufacturing, advanced materials design, and drug discovery.<\/p>\n It will enable the development of new materials that can translate directly into environmentally sustainable manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n Dr Stafford said: \u201cThere is a massive and ever-growing library of specialised 2D materials that have not reached mainstream applications, yet researchers are spending up to half of their time ensuring synthesis steps are performed repeatedly and correctly.<\/p>\n \u201cThe automated platform can significantly reduce the time and expertise required in these processes and free up scientists to focus on the core aspects of their research in materials discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A researcher from the University of Birmingham has developed a new high-throughput device that produces libraries of advanced materials using sustainable mechanochemical approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":47163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24429],"tags":[763,24250],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCurrent techniques to synthesise advanced materials<\/h3>\n
High-throughput device<\/h3>\n
New materials for chemical manufacturing and drug discovery<\/h3>\n