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Thin-film flow technology in controlling the organization of materials and their properties
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  • Clarenece Chuah,
  • Xuan Luo,
  • Javad Tavakoli,
  • Youhong Tang,
  • Colin Raston
Clarenece Chuah
Flinders University
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Xuan Luo
Flinders University
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Javad Tavakoli
University of Technology Sydney
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Youhong Tang
Flinders University of South Australia
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Colin Raston
Flinders University

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Abstract

Centrifugal and shear forces are produced when solids or liquids rotate. Rotary systems and devices that use these forces, such as dynamic thin-film flow technology, are evolving continuously, improving material structure-property relationships at the nanoscale, representing a rapidly thriving and expanding field of research high with green chemistry metrics, consolidated at the inception of science. The vortex fluidic device (VFD) provides many advantages, with fluidic waves causing high shear and producing large surface areas for micro-mixing as well as rapid mass and heat transfer, enabling reactions beyond diffusion control in the processing. Combining these abilities allows for a green and innovative approach to altering materials for various research and industry applications by controlling small-scale flows and regulating molecular and macromolecular chemical reactivity, self-organization phenomena, and the synthesis of novel materials. This review highlights the aptitude of the VFD as clean technology, with an increase in efficiency for a diversity of top-down, bottom-up, and novel material transformations, benefiting from effective vortex-based processing for the transformation of material structure-property relationships.
26 Jul 2023Submitted to Aggregate
27 Jul 2023Submission Checks Completed
27 Jul 2023Assigned to Editor
28 Jul 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
03 Sep 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
04 Sep 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
14 Sep 20231st Revision Received
15 Sep 2023Submission Checks Completed
15 Sep 2023Assigned to Editor
15 Sep 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
16 Sep 2023Editorial Decision: Accept