Double spiral detection channel for on-chip chemiluminescence detection Author Lok, Khoi Seng, Kwok, Yien Chian, Nam-Trung, Nguyen Published 2012 Journal Title Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2012.04.047 Copyright Statement © 2012 Elsevier B.V.. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version. Downloaded from http://hdl.handle.net/10072/50085 Griffith Research Online https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au Lab on a Chip for Chemiluminescence Detection Khoi Seng Lok1, Yien Chian Kwok1* and Nam Trung Nguyen2 1National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singapore. E-mail:
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[email protected] Abstracts In this paper reports a three layered device that consists of a double spiral channel design for chemiluminsence (CL) detection and a passive micromixer to facilitate mixing of reagents. Compared to the design with a single spiral channel, the design with two overlapping spiral channels doubled the CL intensity emitted from the reaction. Furthermore, the addition of the passive micromixer improved the signal by 1.5 times. Luminol-based chemiluminescence reaction was used for the characterization of the device. This device was successfully used for the determination of L-cysteine and uric acid. Keywords: chemiluminescence, lab-on-chip, micro total analysis system, luminol, cobalt, L-cysteine, uric acid 1 Introduction Chemiluminescence (CL) detection methods do not require an excitation light source.