Increased immunofluorescence sensitivity using 532 nm laser excitation

We evaluated the use of a high power, diode pulsed solid‐state laser emitting 532 nm light for immunofluorescence applications. We compared the sensitivity and utility of this laser with the standard 488 nm excitation.

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