title: Chemiluminescence detector with a serpentine flow cell.
abstract: We present a new chemiluminescence detector, with solution channels that have been machined into a Teflon disk and sealed with a sapphire window. The configuration of the flow cell can be conveniently modified by replacing the Teflon disk. A comparison of some existing and novel designs, using the chemiluminescence reaction of morphine with acidic potassium permanganate and the bioluminescence reaction of ATP with the commercially available "BacTiter-Glo" reagent, has revealed that a serpentine channel allows greater quantities of light to be captured than a spiral channel, due to more efficient mixing of the analyte and reagent solutions within the cell.
authors.affiliation: School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3217, Australia.
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: Jacqui L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Adcock
authors.forename: Don C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Duane K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Wolcott
authors.forename: Cassie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schwanger
authors.forename: Lauren A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Neil W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Francis