Nile Red for Microplastics

Nile Red has found a new use in microplastic research. When samples from the environment are stained using Nile Red, the plastic in the samples is then fluorescent when irradiated with 460nm blue light.

Our chemist has formulated a version made especially for microplastic research. It is available as Acetone based or Methanol based.

It is packaged in a 250 mL threaded amber glass bottle. Prior to filling, the bottles are flushed with methanol to remove plastic contaminants.

For information on using this item we have no instructions. Please research the process yourself. You can start here with this article Lighting Up for Learning─Fluorescence Analysis of Microplastic Particles by Secondary School Students Using Nile Red

This item must ship via ground. It cannot ship via express or internationally.

No rush options are available. If your science project is due soon, you are ordering too late.