In situ sensors for flow reactors – a review

• Jun Li^a
• Helena Šimek^b
• David Ilioae^c
• Nicole Jung^b
• Stefan Bräse^b
• Hans Zappe^c
• Roland Dittmeyer^a
• Bradley P. Ladewig^*a

• ^aInstitute for Micro Process Engineering (IMVT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
• ^bInstitute of Biological and Chemical Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
• ^cGisela and Erwin Sick Laboratory for Micro-optics, Department of Microsystems Engineering, University of Freiburg, Germany

The integration of specific sensors into microfluidic reactors and devices is crucial for the optimization of controllable variables such as flow, temperature, energy input (light, microwaves etc.). In this review, we highlight the state of the art for the integration of in situ sensors.

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