Dear Confocal community,

I have a special question regarding labeling of wood cells (spruce).
For tomography reasons I like to label wood cells to improve the autofluorescence, because not all
cell structures might give a constant signal.
So far we have managed to visualize a wood decaying fungus that grows through
the pits and erodes the cellwalls.
Which dyes and fluorophores might bind to all elements of wood (lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose)
to produce a constant fluorescence?
Thanks for any helpful comments!!

best wishes

Chris Stührk

Laboratory Wood
Woodprotection and Biotechnology
Empa - Material Science & Technology
Room D 1.17
Lerchenfeldstrasse 5
CH-9014 St. Gallen
 
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