Multi-Colour Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence

该项目计划探索一种新的化学检测方法，在这种方法中，发射不同颜色光的分子可以通过施加的电极电位选择性地打开或关闭。这将实现空前数量的同时(多路)检测事件，用于临床诊断、环境监测和生物防御分析等时间关键型分析应用。这些分析可以在由移动电话等便携式消费设备操作的低成本微流控平台上进行。预期结果可能会提供新的能力，利用简单、低成本、便携的仪器，快速筛查疾病生物标志物、环境污染物和生物恐怖主义制剂。

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.