文档介绍：Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 288 (2006) 21–25
High throughput approaches to designer products—myth or reality
. Fletcher ∗
Insight Faraday Partnership, LGC Limited, The Heath, Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4QX, United Kingdom
Received 17 November 2005; received in revised form 6 February 2006; accepted 13 February 2006
Available online 6 March 2006
Abstract
During the past decade there have been major advances in the application of high throughput technologies (HTT), led by the pharmaceuticals
sector with the principal aim of accelerating drug discovery. A consequence of this is that technology is now available to improve the throughput
of research laboratories and other sectors have now started to exploit HTT to improve their R&D productivity. The evidence available suggests that
the UK economy could benefit substantially from the effective exploitation of HTT in a number of important industry sectors, including speciality
chemicals, oil and gas, home and personal care, and food and drink.
It is a characteristic of these sectors that end products rarely consists of pounds but are formulations of known ingredients aimed at
delivering a specific effect or performance. The pharmaceutical sector also has a major interest in formulation, largely in terms of engineering
the best drug delivery to the patient. These requirements place additional dem