Bio-Rad Laboratories StarBright Violet 760, StarBright UltraViolet 575 and StarBright UltraViolet 605 Dyes

Bio-Rad Laboratories has extended its range of StarBright Dyes to provide greater flexibility in multicolour flow cytometry panels. The StarBright Violet 760, StarBright UltraViolet 575 and StarBright UltraViolet 605 Dyes are designed to offer improved brightness with narrow excitation and emission profiles for precise resolution.

The dyes provide researchers with stable, validated flow antibodies conjugated to proprietary fluorescent nanoparticles and specific to key immunophenotyping targets, supporting multiplex flow cytometry panels in immunology research. Minimal lot-to-lot variation enables reproducible and consistent staining, and the dyes are resistant to photobleaching and do not lose signal in fixation.

The dyes, excited by violet (405 nm) and ultraviolet (355 nm) lasers, are compatible with the Bio-Rad ZE5 Cell Analyzer and S3e Cell Sorter, as well as most flow cytometers and a variety of experimental protocols, without the need for special buffers. The brightness and profile of the dyes should deliver enhanced resolution of rare populations and low-density antigens.