Microfluidics for Ultra High-Throughput Experimentation: Droplets, Dots & Photons

TL;DR

This paper discusses the development of microfluidic systems for ultra-high-throughput experimentation, including droplet-based methods and optical analysis techniques, to enable rapid and sensitive molecular and nanomaterial synthesis.

Contribution

It introduces novel microfluidic platforms combining droplet microfluidics and optical methods for accelerated experimentation and analysis.

Findings

Development of microfluidic systems for high-throughput synthesis

Implementation of droplet-based microfluidic techniques

Integration of optical analysis for rapid detection

Abstract

Andrew J. deMello is professor of Biochemical Engineering in the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Z\"urich. In this contribution he describes the efforts that his lab has undertaken in developing novel microfluidic systems for molecular and nanomaterial synthesis, droplet-based systems for ultra-high-throughput experimentation and novel optical techniques for sensitive and rapid analysis in small volume environments.