Nanoscale chemical synthesis
AssigneeIntegrated Chemical Synthesizers, Inc.
InventorAllen J. Bard
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Abstract
A modular reactor system and method for synthesizing nanoscale quantities of chemical compounds characterized by a continuous flow reactor under high pressure having uniform temperature throughout the reaction mixture. The apparatus includes a number of generic components such as pumps, flow channels, manifolds, flow restrictors, valves and at least one modular reactor, as small as one nanoliter in volume, where larger quantities can be produced by either using larger nanoscale sized units or adding parallel and serially disposed nanoscale reactor units.
Claims23
A modular chemical reaction system for performing a predetermined chemical process, the system comprising:
- (a) a plurality of modular, detachable reaction system components including at least a first reactor having a reaction volume of between 0.1 and 1000 nL, said reaction system components including reaction system component fluid connector ports;
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- (b) a support structure for detachably supporting said plurality of reaction system components, said support structure comprising support structure fluid connector ports that connect to said reaction system component fluid connector ports and flow channels that permit flow communication between said plurality of reaction system components;
- wherein said plurality of reaction system components are selectively arranged on and fastened to said support structure to accommodate said predetermined chemical process and wherein said plurality of reaction system components are capable of being selectively added, replaced and/or interchanged to accommodate a variety of different predetermined processes.
A kit for a modular, selectively reconfigurable chemical reaction system having detachably assembled modular reaction system components wherein said modular reaction system components can be added, replaced and/or interchanged, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of modular, detachable reaction system components including at least a first reactor having a reaction volume of between 0.1 and 1000 nL, said reaction system components including reaction system component fluid connector ports;
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- (b) a support structure for detachably supporting said plurality of reaction system components, said support structure comprising support structure fluid connector ports that connect to said reaction system component fluid connector ports and flow channels that permit, upon connection of the connector ports, flow communication between said plurality of reaction system components;
- wherein said plurality of reaction system components are capable of being selectively arranged on and fastened to said support structure to accommodate a predetermined chemical process.
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