Tag: fluorescent dyes


  • Red Fluorescent Dyes: A Breakthrough for Deep-Tissue Biomedical Imaging

    Red Fluorescent Dyes: A Breakthrough for Deep-Tissue Biomedical Imaging

    Overview: A new class of red-emitting fluorescent dyes Biomedical imaging often relies on fluorescent dyes to illuminate structures inside tissues. Traditional blue and green dyes face two major challenges: light scattering in tissue and interference from endogenous signals, which reduces image clarity at depth. Red and near-infrared (NIR) emissions offer a solution because they penetrate…

  • Red Fluorescent Dyes Bring Sharper Deep-Tissue Imaging

    Red Fluorescent Dyes Bring Sharper Deep-Tissue Imaging

    A Breakthrough in Red Fluorescent Dyes for Deep-Tissue Imaging Fluorescent imaging has long relied on blue and green dyes, which struggle to penetrate tissue and often clash with the body’s own autofluorescence. Red-emitting dyes have promised clearer, deeper views of biological structures, but have historically suffered from weak brightness and instability. A new class of…

  • Red Fluorescent Dyes Based on Borenium Ions Could Improve Clearer Biomedical Imaging

    Red Fluorescent Dyes Based on Borenium Ions Could Improve Clearer Biomedical Imaging

    MIT Develops Stable Red-Emitting Dyes for Better Biomedical Imaging Scientists at MIT have designed a new class of fluorescent molecules based on positively charged boron atoms, known as borenium cations, that glow in the red to near-infrared range. By stabilizing these ions with specially chosen ligands, the team has created materials that emit bright light…

  • Red Fluorescent Dyes Could Sharpen Biomedical Imaging of Tumors

    Red Fluorescent Dyes Could Sharpen Biomedical Imaging of Tumors

    Overview: A New Class of Red-Emitting Dyes Researchers at MIT have designed a novel family of fluorescent molecules based on borenium ions—positively charged boron-containing species—that emit light in the red to near-infrared (near-IR) spectrum. This work addresses a longstanding challenge in biomedical imaging: creating stable, bright dyes that emit in the red to near-IR region,…