fluorophores

Definition

Chemical compounds that can re-emit light upon light excitation, used as fluorescent markers to label biological structures.

Etymology

The term is derived from 'fluorine'—because these compounds often contain or relate to fluorescent properties—and the Greek root 'phoros,' meaning 'bearing' or 'carrying'.

In the news

In this article, researchers use fluorophores as targets for imaging, noting that traditional color-based identification is limited by spectral overlap, which leads to the development of 'Brightness Demixing' based on their individual intensity.

Molecular Fluorescence: A New Signature for Biological Imaging

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