Flow Analysis

Flow Analysis (FA) is a family of powerful flow-through techniques (i.e. Flow Injection Analysis, Sequential Injection Analysis and Bead Injection Analysis) for solution manipulation prior to detection, and is fast and economical with respect to sample and reagent consumption (i.e. volumes in the nL/µL range). It allows automation and miniaturization of chemical analysis. These features of FA have led to the development of inexpensive and fast online automatic sample pre-treatment procedures which can involve integration of complex analytical operations (e.g. extraction, precipitation, ion-exchange, gas-liquid separation, digestion and various derivatization reactions), most of which are usually conducted manually and offline.

• Survey of current state and probable directions of development of research activity internationally in flow analysis

• An outline of proposed research directions and the desirable Network configurations, infrastructure and facilities to support research in flow analysis

• The probable national benefits from research in flow analysis, and mechanisms for capturing these benefits

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