Description
ViscousRed™issolubleinmorenon-polarmediathanourotherviscosityprobes.Itcanbeexcitedfrom400-500nminmostsolventsand>500nm,inslightlyhigherpolaritysolvents,suchasethanol,ethylacetate etc.Inethanol,theemissionmaximumofViscousRed™is>600nm.Similartoourotherviscosityprobes,theemissionintensityofViscousRed™increasesasafunctionofincreasingsolution/mediaviscosity,makingitanexcellentfluorescence-basedviscosityprobe.ThelifetimeofViscousRed™isalsoviscositydependent,makingtheprobeidealforFLIM(FluorescenceLifetimeImagingMicroscopy).ViscousRed™iswell-suitedfortheviscositydeterminationofoilsandplastics.
ViscousRed™issolddryandissimplyreconstitutedbyaddingsolvent.OnevialofourViscosityProbewilltypicallyallowfor10measurementstobeundertaken,whenfurtherdilutedinto3cm3volumeswithinacuvette.Adetailedreconstitutionprocedureisprovidedinourdatasheetswhichareshippedwiththeprobevials.
Foroptimumperformance,probevialsshouldbestoredat-2to-8Cwhennotbeingused.Probesolutionsshouldbeusedafterdilution.
AnUrsaBioScienceshortvideodescribesourreconstitutionprocedure.