How can chemometrics improve microfluidic research?

Chemometrics has the potential to embolden microfluidics to become that enabling technology for so long sought after. In this Feature article, we describe a historical perspective on microfluidics and its current challenges, a perspective on chemometric methods including response surface methodology (RSM), and how a combination of artificial neural network with experimental design (ANN-ED) have demonstrated promise in addressing basic microfluidic problems.