Review Article
Monitoring Rheological Properties in Biological Systems by Fluorescence Spectroscopy using Borondipyrromethene (Bodipy) Dyes: A Mini Review
Andrew C Benniston*Molecular Photonics Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
- *Corresponding Author:
- Andrew C Benniston
Molecular Photonics Laboratory,School of Chemistry
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU,UK
Tel: +44 (0)191 222 5706
E-mail: a.c.benniston@ncl.ac.uk
Received date: October 27, 2014; Accepted date: November 13, 2014; Published date: November 17, 2014
Citation: Benniston AC (2014) Monitoring Rheological Properties in Biological Systems by Fluorescence Spectroscopy using Borondipyrromethene (Bodipy) Dyes: A Mini Review. J Anal Bioanal Tech 5:221 doi: 10.4172/2155-9872.1000221
Copyright: © 2014 Benniston AC. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
This short review covers recent progress in the field of fluorescent rheology probes focussing on the Borondipyrromethene (Bodipy) dye. Attention is paid to the how the level of fluorescence output from molecular Bodipy systems responds to the local viscosity, and what information can be revealed from the measurements. In particular, the use of Bodipy dyes for looking at local viscosity in membranes, cells and other biological media is discussed.
