fluorescence

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Fluorescence is when certain materials absorb invisible ultraviolet light and then emit visible light that we can see, which happens in everything from minerals and marine organisms to special clothing. This property matters because it has practical uses in theater productions, scientific research, and helps us understand how certain organisms naturally glow in their environments.

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Fluorescence imaging in colorectal surgery.ReviewSurgical endoscopy · 2021Yeung TMDOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08534-7
The application of fluorescence techniques in meningioma surgery-a review.ReviewNeurosurgical review · 2019Dijkstra BM, Jeltema HJR, Kruijff S et al.DOI: 10.1007/s10143-018-01062-4
Fluorescence tracing of intracellular proteins.ReviewBiotechnic & histochemistry : official publication of the Biological Stain Commission · 1999Opas MDOI: 10.3109/10520299909034667
Coral fluorescence: a prey-lure in deep habitats.Communications biology · 2022Ben-Zvi O, Lindemann Y, Eyal G et al.DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03460-3
Fluorescence-guided surgery with live molecular navigation--a new cutting edge.ReviewNature reviews. Cancer · 2013Nguyen QT, Tsien RYDOI: 10.1038/nrc3566
RNA mimics of green fluorescent protein.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2011Paige JS, Wu KY, Jaffrey SRDOI: 10.1126/science.1207339
Organic Dots Based on AIEgens for Two-Photon Fluorescence Bioimaging.ReviewSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2016Lou X, Zhao Z, Tang BZDOI: 10.1002/smll.201600872
Single-Labeled Oligonucleotides Showing Fluorescence Changes Upon Hybridization with Target Nucleic Acids.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Hwang GTDOI: 10.3390/molecules23010124

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Contents

History
Physical principles
Mechanism
Quantum yield
Lifetime
Jablonski diagram
Fluorescence anisotropy
Fluorescence
Rules
Kasha's rule
Mirror image rule
Stokes shift
In nature
Compared to bioluminescence and biophosphorescence
Fluorescence
Bioluminescence
Phosphorescence
Mechanisms
Epidermal chromatophores
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary origins
Adaptive functions
Aquatic
Photic zone
Fish
Sharks
Coral
Cephalopods
Jellyfish
Mantis shrimp
Aphotic zone
Siphonophores
Dragonfish
Terrestrial
Amphibians
Butterflies
Parrots
Arachnids
Platypus
Flying Squirrels
Plants
Abiotic
Gemology, mineralogy and geology
Organic liquids
Atmosphere
Common materials that fluoresce
In novel technology
Applications
Lighting
Analytical chemistry
Spectroscopy
Lasers
Biochemistry and medicine
Microscopy
Other techniques
Forensics
Non-destructive testing
Signage
Optical brighteners
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Fluorescence is one of two kinds of photoluminescence, the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. When exposed to ultraviolet radiation, many substances will glow (fluoresce) with colored visible light. The color of the light emitted depends on the chemical composition of the substance. Fluorescent materials generally cease to glow nearly immediately when the radiation source stops. This distinguishes them from the other type of light emission, phosphorescence. Phosphorescent materials continue to emit light for some time after the radiation stops. This difference in duration is a result of quantum spin effects.