Multi-Colour Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence

该项目计划探索一种化学检测的新方法，通过施加电极电位，可以选择性地打开或关闭发出不同颜色光的分子。这将为临床诊断、环境监测和生物防御分析等时间紧迫的分析应用提供前所未有的数量的同时（多路复用）检测事件。这些检测可以在低成本的微流控平台上进行，由移动电话等便携式消费设备操作。预期的结果可能为使用简单、低成本、便携式仪器快速筛选疾病生物标志物、环境污染物和生物恐怖主义制剂提供新的能力。

This project plans to explore a new approach to chemical detection, in which molecules that emit different coloured light can be selectively switched on or switched off via the applied electrode potential. This would enable unprecedented numbers of simultaneous (multiplexed) detection events for time-critical analytical applications such as clinical diagnostics, environmental monitoring and biodefense assays. These assays could be performed on low-cost microfluidic platforms operated by portable consumer devices such as mobile phones. Expected outcomes may provide new capabilities in rapid screening for disease biomarkers, environmental pollutants and bioterrorism agents, using simple, low-cost, portable instrumentation.