Photochemical stability is one of the most important parameters that determine the
usefulness of organic dyes in different applications. This Review addresses key factors that …

The majority of studies of the living cell rely on capturing images using fluorescence
microscopy. Unfortunately, for centuries, diffraction of light was limiting the spatial resolution …

The degradation kinetics of a near‐infrared fluorescent, diagnostic, and photodynamic
agent, indocyanine green (ICG), was investigated in aqueous solution by steady‐state …

We report a substantial signal gain in fluorescence microscopy by ensuring that transient
molecular dark states with lifetimes> 1 μs, such as the triplet state relax between two …

Given the particular importance of dye photostability for single-molecule and fluorescence
fluctuation spectroscopy investigations, refined strategies were explored for how to …

Highlights•The potential impact of multi-color single-molecule FRET imaging.•Key
requirement: ultra-stable fluorophores spanning the visible spectrum.•Intramolecularly …

The potential of the supramolecular host molecule cucurbit [7] uril to serve as a stabilizing
additive and enhancement agent was investigated for the following dyes in aqueous …

Genetically encoded tags are of fundamental importance for live cell imaging. We show that
small tetracysteine (TetCys) tags can be highly advantageous for the functionality of the host …

A DNA strand can encapsulate a silver molecule to create a nanoscale, aqueous stable
chromophore. A protected cluster that strongly fluoresces can also be weakly photolabile …

We report a strategy to synthesize highly emissive, photostable, microporous materials by
solid-state entrapment of boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) fluorophores in a metal–organic …