Microreactors for Organic Synthesis

自电子革命以来，从消费电子到科学仪器，小型化一直是设备的趋势。在这段时间里，尽管仪器的进步意味着鉴定和分析所需的化合物更少，但合成有机化学的方式或规模几乎没有改变。该项目旨在通过开发可回收的小型反应容器来弥补这一差距，该反应容器的规模比目前的规模小数千倍。这些设备将在药物发现计划中得到应用，因为它们具有更高的吞吐量和更高的效率，同时最大限度地减少浪费。

Since the electronic revolution, miniaturisation has been the trend for devices from consumer electronics to scientific instruments. In this time very little has changed in the manner, or scale, that synthetic organic chemistry has been carried out even though advances in instrumentation mean that less compound is required for identification and analysis. This project aims to bridge the gap by developing recyclable miniaturised reaction vessels for the formation of organic compounds on a scale thousands of times smaller than it is currently done. These devices will have applications in drug discovery programmes due to higher throughput and increased efficiency while minimising waste.