The chemistry of fluorescent bodipy dyes: versatility unsurpassed.
The world of organic luminophores has been confined for a long time to fairly standard biological labeling applications and to certain analytical tests. Recently, however, the field has undergone a major change of direction, driven by the dual needs to develop novel organic electronic materials and to fuel the rapidly emerging nanotechnologies. Among the many diverse fluorescent molecules, the Bodipy family, first developed as luminescent tags and laser dyes, has become a cornerstone for these new applications. The near future looks extremely bright for "porphyrin's little sister".
Ulrich
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LCM, ECPM, UMR 7509, CNRS-Université Louis Pasteur, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France.
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Harriman
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