A small reactor, which contains an inorganic transparent substrate, which contains: a reaction channel configured to allow a chemical reaction to proceed therein; a supply channel, which is connected to one end of the reaction channel, and is configured to supply samples to be reacted in the reaction channel; and a discharge channel, which is connected to the other end of the reaction channel, and is configured to discharge a reaction product from the reaction channel, wherein the inorganic transparent substrate is in the shape of an arc-shaped curve.

The present invention lies within the field of colloidal assemblies and relates to a system for producing solid clusters of microparticles, characterized in that it comprises at least: a fluidic device comprising at least: an element for producing primary droplets, comprising an outlet of width l.sub.1 and a main channel for forming solid clusters, having a main axis, of height h.sub.2 and comprising an inlet of width l.sub.2; said element for producing primary droplets being connected to said inlet of said main channel, h.sub.1 being less than h.sub.2, so as to form a step between said element for producing primary droplets and said main channel and l.sub.1 being strictly less than l.sub.2; a system of physical initiation of polymerization capable of initiating polymerization in said main channel.

Provided herein are methods utilizing microfluidics for the oxygen-controlled generation of microparticles and hydrogels having controlled microparticle sizes and size distributions and products from provided methods. The included methods provide the generation of microparticles by polymerizing an aqueous solution dispersed in a non-aqueous continuous phase in an oxygen-controlled environment. The process allows for control of size of the size of the aqueous droplets and, thus, control of the size of the generated microparticles which may be used in biological applications.

Provided herein are methods utilizing microfluidics for the oxygen-controlled generation of microparticles and hydrogels having controlled microparticle sizes and size distributions and products from provided methods. The included methods provide the generation of microparticles by polymerizing an aqueous solution dispersed in a non-aqueous continuous phase in an oxygen-controlled environment. The process allows for control of size of the size of the aqueous droplets and, thus, control of the size of the generated microparticles which may be used in biological applications.

According to some aspects, described herein is an automated droplet-based reactor that utilizes oscillatory motion of a droplet in a tubular reactor under inert atmosphere. In some cases, such a reactor may address current shortcomings of continuous multi-phase flow platforms.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a module structure for photomicro-reactors. The method of manufacturing a module structure for photomicro-reactors according to an aspect of the present invention, which is a method of manufacturing the module structure for photomicro-reactors inside which a reactant and a photocatalyst flow and photochemically react, includes mixing a polymer and a photoinitiator to prepare a photocurable resin, exposing one region of a surface of the photocurable resin to ultraviolet light to form a unit layer having a predetermined thickness, placing the photocurable resin on an upper side of the unit layer, and forming and stacking a plurality of the unit layers by repeatedly performing the forming of the unit layer and the placing of the photocurable resin to form the module structure.

The present disclosure concerns a micro-flow system for synthesis of a compound, comprising a tubing reactor configured to flow a reactant within its lumen thereof, an actuator for regulating the flow of the reactant in the lumen and a heterogeneous catalyst in fluid communication with the lumen. The present disclosure also concerns a method of micro-flow synthesising a compound using the micro-flow system.