Chemists create red fluorescent dyes that may enable clearer biomedical imaging

Fluorescent red dye could illuminate deep within the body

Crystals of borenium fluorescent dye, which emits light in the red and near-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Top images taken in ambient light, bottom in ultraviolet (UV). Scale bar 1,000 micrometres. Credit: MIT A new kind of fluorescent dye which responds to changes in temperature by emitting different colours of light could be used as ‘molecular thermometers’ to monitor whether sensitive substances like drugs or vaccines have be…

Chemists create red fluorescent dyes that may enable clearer biomedical imaging

MIT chemists have designed a new type of fluorescent molecule that they hope could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of tumors.

Red fluorescent dyes could sharpen biomedical imaging

The new dyes are based on boron-containing molecules that were previously too unstable for practical use. Continue reading Red fluorescent dyes could sharpen biomedical imaging on Tech Explorist.