Stress-induced chemiluminescence

Since chemiluminescence is a very sensitive method of studying oxidative degradation, it has been used to measure the effect of stress on oxidation of polymers, i.e. stress-induced chemiluminescence (SCL). SCL is by definition a type of triboluminescence, and it is likely that SCL and other forms of tri-boluminescence can occur at the same time. SCL is, however, the only type of tribo-induced luminescence that is oxygen dependent and can therefore be sorted out by measurements in inert and oxidative atmospheres. 

Olas and Wachowicz (2002) investigated the effects of tranx-resveratrol and vitamin C on oxidative stress in blood platelets. The level of 02 in control blood platelets and platelets incubated with resveratrol or vitamin C was recorded using a chemiluminescence method. On the other hand, Oh and others (2006) reported the x02 quenching activities of various freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices by measuring their inhibitory effects on the rubrene oxidation induced by x02 from disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide by sodium molybdate in a microemulsion system. 

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