Fluorescent Dye Hydrogen Swap Improves Detection, Shelf Life

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 11:28 in Physics & Chemistry

By swapping out a hydrogen atom for an isotope twice as heavy, researchers have increased the shelf life and detection ability of fluorescent probes that are essential to studying a variety of inflammatory diseases, including cancer and atherosclerosis.

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