Conclusion and Outlook

Abstract

This chapter summarizes the work in this thesis and designs the future of chemistry utilizing FCS. The primary aim of this thesis is to propose a new separation concept utilizing the specific nature of the FCS. The author developed ice grain boundary electrophoresis, which utilized the size-tunability of the FCS to attain size-selective separation of the substances. The author illustrated the size-selective identification of the particle mixtures of three different sizes in a single FCS channel by adjusting the temperatures. The potential of FCS channels as platforms for the size separation and state-evaluation of bio-materials such as cells and DNA was also discussed. This chapter provides a new instrumentation design for practical use comprising an ice septum with size-tunable FCS channels in a capillary.