Novel Inoraganic Polymer Derived Microreactors for the Application of Organic Microchemical Synthesis

Microreactors fabricated with optically transparent inorganic polymers from two types of ceramic precursors using a UV-micro-imprinting process demonstrated reliable solvent resistance, biocompatible and capability for performing photo catalytic and organic synthetic reactions, which were compared with batch systems and glass based microreactors. It is for the first time that the polymer-based microreactors fabricated via a cheap and simple technique demonstrated the reliable microchemical performance in organic solvents with no swelling problem even for a long period of exposure, which is very promising for developing an integrated microfluidics by taking advantage of available microstructuring techniques of the polymers.