Dear,

Nile blue is much more cheaper and contains in general a lot of nile-red. So
you can use it as an alternative.
Just use a commercial grade and low to very low concentrations and it will
work

Greetings,

Patrick


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From: lara matia <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 9:05 PM
Subject: fluorescent dye soluble in mineral oil (n-tetradecane)


> Dear All,
>
> I am working on Confocal Scanning Laser Fluorescent Microscopy. I need to
> detect the oil droplets forming a network to study the microstructure of
> casein acid gels. I need to find a fluorescent dye soluble in the mineral
> oil that I am using (n-tetradecane). So far, I know that Nile Red is
> suitable but it is too expensive (£120/ g) and I need a rather big amount
of
> it to prepare the emulsions. Therefore I would need other alternative dye,
> suitable for mineral oil and at a more reasonable price to use a great
> amount of it.
>
> I would be grateful if anyone could provide me with any information or
> commercial company to make an order as soon as possible,
> Thanks very much.
>
> Lara Matia.
>
>
> Lara Matia. Ph.D student.
> Procter Department of Food Science
> University of Leeds
> Leeds, LS2 9JT
> England.
> Tel: 0113 233 2976
> Fax: 0113 233 2982
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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