CHROMATOGRAPHY, Vol. 34 (2013), No. 2, pp. -73

Lab-on-a-chip による有機化学分析の現在と今後の可能性
Recent Developments of Lab-on-a-chip in Organic Chemical Analysis

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Organic Synthesis Research Laboratory
1-98, 3-Chome, Kasugadenaka, Konohana-ku, Osaka, 556-8558, Japan

Microchip systems for chemical and biochemical analysis, called Lab-on-a-chip or a micro total analysis system (μ-TAS), have been developed for the last two decades. Lab-on-a-chip can integrate miniaturized experimental processes, such as separation, reaction and detection, in micro channel networks on a small chip. In this paper, recent technological developments of microfabricated apparatus including pumps, columns, detectors and spectrometers for organic chemical analysis were reviewed. Future possibilities of Lab-on-a-chip technologies in the chemical industry were also mentioned.