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Skin tissues rendered transparent following saturation by dye
Researchers have developed a new process -- a topical application of food-safe dye -- to see organs within a body by rendering overlying tissues transparent to visible light. In this illustration, skin tissues are rendered transparent following saturation by FD&C Yellow 5, including the paths of photons reflecting off undyed tissues.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grants ECCS 1542152, CBET 2045120, CBET 2217582 and DGE 1656518.]
Learn more in the NSF news story A window into the body: groundbreaking technique makes skin transparent. (Date of image: 2024; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: Sept. 6, 2024)
Credit: Keyi "Onyx" Li/U.S. National Science Foundation
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