Research frontiers of chemical detection and measurements

• Published in: Pure and applied chemistry Vol. 93; no. 12; pp. 1453 - 1461
• Main Authors: Gu, Zhi-Yuan, Yang, Shi-Shu, Xu, Ming, Zhang, Xiang-Da, Fan, Chunhai, Li, Jinghong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin De Gruyter 01.12.2021; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Subjects: Analytical methods; Artificial intelligence; Biomolecules; Chemical detection; Chemical technology; complex samples; Electron transfer; emerging technologies; measurements; Medical imaging; Medical screening; new directions in chemistry research; Public health; techniques
• ISSN: 0033-4545; 1365-3075
• DOI: 10.1515/pac-2020-1008

Over the past decade, the global research agenda focused on finding paths to the future development of chemistry. Chemical detection and measurement is an important and fundamental discipline of chemistry and it keeps playing a significant role in chemical research in the next 10–15 years. The goal of chemical detection is to overcome the state-of-art temporospatial resolution limit. Meanwhile, the application of modern chemical technology to serve human health is also highly concerned. We have summarized 10 aspects related to the field, including complex samples analysis, biomacromolecule structure and function, single-entity analysis, large-scale scientific instrument, rapid chemical and electron transfer processes, big data and artificial intelligence, bioimaging, real-time detection, biomolecule recognition and disease therapy, and public health screening. In this review, we outlined the history and the frontiers of chemical detection and measurements in enhancing the development of chemical sciences. Moreover, we also focused on the major challenges that should be solved in the future in which researchers should develop new techniques and analytical methods to drastically accelerate chemical sciences.