| Literature DB >> 12963458 |
Chris D Geddes1, Haishi Cao, Joseph R Lakowicz.
Abstract
Photobleaching of fluorophores frequently limits their detectability or observation time. We examined Indocyanine green (ICG) which is widely used in medical testing and is highly unstable. We showed that spatial localization of ICG near metallic gold colloids resulted in increased photostability. This suggests the use of fluorophore-metal conjugates in situations adversely affected by photobleaching.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12963458 PMCID: PMC2753828 DOI: 10.1016/s1386-1425(03)00015-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc ISSN: 1386-1425 Impact factor: 4.098