Fluorescent Biosensor_light extraction (IMAGE)

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

Fluorescent Biosensor_light extraction

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Binding-activated biosensors exposed to an “excitation light” of a specific wavelength only emit fluorescent light of a different fluorescent wavelength when their fluorogenic fluorescent scaffolds are sandwiched between the biosensor protein and target protein. 

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Wyss Institute at Harvard University

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