title: Continuous and segmented flow microfluidics: applications in high-throughput chemistry and biology.
abstract: This account highlights some of our recent activities focused on developing microfluidic technologies for application in high-throughput and high-information content chemical and biological analysis. Specifically, we discuss the use of continuous and segmented flow microfluidics for  artificial membrane formation, the analysis of single cells and organisms, nanomaterial synthesis and DNA amplification via the polymerase chain reaction. In addition, we report on recent developments in small-volume detection technology that allow access to the vast amounts of chemical and  biological information afforded by microfluidic systems.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Claire E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: Robert C R
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Wootton
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: deMello
mesh_terms: D002621:Chemistry / Q000379:methods*; D005450:Fluorescamine; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays / Q000379:methods*; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D059010:Single-Cell Analysis
chemical_list: D005450:Fluorescamine