Microfluidic systems as a base for innovative analytical devices

The 12th Workshop "Microchip Technologies in Analytical Chemistry" took place on March 23, 2007, at the Institute for Analytical Instrumentation RAS. The Workshop program included the following reports: 1.(Bio)sensors and nano-electrode systems. A.A. Karyakin (Moscow State University, Department of Chemistry). 2.DNA analysis in a microfluidic chip by the method of real-time polymerase chain reaction. М.V. Lavrova, М.А. Erkin, D.V. Novolozkii, M.N. Slyadnev (Saint-Petersburg State University, "Lumex Ltd", Saint-Petersburg). 3.Informative signals in microchip-based electrophoresis: mathematical models and estimates. L. Bulianitsa (Institute for Analytical Instrumentation RAS, Saint-Petersburg). 4.Electrokinetic flows in microfluidic devices. A.N. Tupik (Institute for Analytical Instrumentation RAS, Saint-Petersburg). The Workshop was conducted with participation of researchers and specialists of Moscow M.V. Lomonosov State University, Saint-Petersburg State University, Institute for Chemistry of Silicates RAS, A.F. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute RAS, FSUC "D.V. Efremov Research Institute for Electro-Physical Instruments", "Lumex Ltd", and Institute for Analytical Instrumentation RAS. This section contains the Workshop proceedings rewritten by their authors in the form of papers and also original papers concerning the Workshop subject.