Uses Outside The Life Sciences
Additionally fluorescent dyes find a wide use in industry, going under the name of "neon colours", such as
- multi-ton scale usages in textile dyeing and optical brighteners in laundry detergents
- advanced cosmetic formulations; safety equipment and clothing
- organic light-emitting diodes (OLED)
- fine arts and design (posters and paintings)
- synergists for insecticides and experimental drugs
- used as a dye in highlighters to give off a glow-like effect
- Solar panels (collect more light / wavelengths)
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