Analytical Chemistry of the 21st Century: New Face of the Science

The paper constitutes a review of the analytical chemistry general state, changes in its development trends, as well as substantial rise of both its tasks volume and complexity and its potential. The place that the analytical chemistry takes among other sciences is briefly considered, and its instrumentation improvement is noted. Author focuses on the russian scientists’ advances in this sphere, particularly those whose investigation were supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. Examples of the new analytical methods creation, the original analytical approaches development and the important applied tasks solution in spheres of medicine, environmental protection and the food and medicines quality and safety control are given. Author attempts to forecast the analytical chemistry development prospects for the next 10–15 years.