Microfluidic Separation Science: Innovative Technology for Characterising Complex Chemical Systems

目前，需要对复杂样品进行快速和详细的化学分析，例如那些对生物医学诊断和法医学很重要的样品。这里将开发创新技术，以减少分析时间，同时保持样品中所含化学信息的完整性。分离科学的这一步变化将通过减少分析时间和增加获得的化学信息来直接帮助生物医学诊断、法医样品测定和工业过程监测。通过在微流控规模上进行化学分离，将减少分析成本和溶剂废物对环境的影响。

At present there is a need for fast and detailed chemical analysis of complex samples, such as those important to biomedical diagnostics and forensic science. Innovative technology will be developed here in order to reduce analysis time whilst maintaining the integrity of the chemical information contained within the sample. This step change in separation science will directly aid biomedical diagnostics, forensic sample determination and industrial process monitoring through decreased analysis time with an increase in the chemical information gained. By performing chemical separations on a microfluidic scale a reduction in both the cost of analysis and impact of solvent waste on the environment will be achieved.