title: Nanostructure based on polymer brushes for efficient heterogeneous catalysis in microreactors.
abstract: PGMA polymer brushes are successfully grown on the inner wall of a microreactor to give a nanostructure. The oxirane groups of the brushes are used for the anchoring of a catalyst. The utility of the combination of catalyst-functionalized brushes and a microreactor is clearly demonstrated for the TBD-catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation reaction of benzaldehyde and malononitrile.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Nanofabrication (MnF), University of Twente, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, P.0. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Costantini
authors.forename: Wojciech P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Bula
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salvio
authors.forename: Jurriaan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huskens
authors.forename: Han J G E
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gardeniers
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Reinhoudt
authors.forename: Willem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Verboom