DiOLabeledFluorescentControlliposomesforClophosome®-A(Anionnic)
ThefluorescentcontrolliposomescontainthegreenlipophilicdyeDiOincorporatedinthebilayers.IthascomparablephysicalandchemicalattributesasfortheClophosome®exceptnoactiveisencapsulatedinside.Itisusedfortrackingthecellularuptakeoftheliposomesbycommonmethodslikeconfocal,FACS,etc.
Thegreenfluorescent,lipophiliccarbocyanineDiOC18(3)iswidelyusedasalipophilictracer.Itisweaklyfluorescentinwaterbuthighlyfluorescentandquitephotostablewhenincorporatedintomembranes.Ithasanextremelyhighextinctioncoefficientandshortexcited-statelifetimes(~1nanosecond)inlipidenvironments.
Specifications
Lipidcomposition:phosphatidylcholine,phosphatidylglycerolandcholesterol
Dye:0.15mM(0.13mg/mL)
StABIlity:6monthsforunopenedvials
Storage:2-8ºC
"DiO";(InvitrogenD-275)DiOC18(3)(3,3"-DioctadecyloxacarbocyaninePerchlorate)
Ex/Em:484/501nm
CASNumber:34215-57-1
