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Photophysics and Biophysical Applications of Benzo[a]phenoxazine Type Fluorophores

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In recent years, the application of photoluminescence methods to biomedical sciences has proved to be very successful, as shown by the number of publications in the last decade. The high sensitivity of fluorescence to the local molecular environment makes it possible to probe complex mediums and/or materials from a wide range of aspects: local polarity effects, specific physical and chemical interactions, and also morphological and topological constraints [1–3].

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Coutinho, P.J. (2009). Photophysics and Biophysical Applications of Benzo[a]phenoxazine Type Fluorophores. In: Reviews in Fluorescence 2007. Reviews in Fluorescence, vol 2007. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88722-7_14

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