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The 15 pages that link to Photobleaching, each with the reason it gives.

• Fluorescence microscopyRelated: Repeated illumination can fade labels and limit how long a specimen can be imaged.

• ChromophoreRelated: Photobleaching chemically alters or destroys chromophores, reducing their optical signal.

• Fluorescence spectroscopyRelated: It causes fluorescence signals to fade during illumination.

• Quantum dotRelated: Resistance to photobleaching is a key advantage, but prolonged illumination can still degrade dots.

• Structural colorationCompared with: Structural color can avoid the molecular fading mechanism that causes many pigments to bleach.

• Confocal microscopyRelated: Repeated illumination during scanning can bleach labels and limit usable signal.

• Photodynamic therapyRelated: It can consume the photosensitizer during illumination and limit treatment effects.

• Super-resolution microscopyRelated: Repeated illumination can destroy labels needed for long super-resolution acquisitions.

• PhotodegradationBroader topic: It is a visible form of photodegradation in dyes and pigments.

• Singlet oxygenRelated: Singlet oxygen can oxidize pigments and fluorescent dyes, reducing their color or emission.

• Green fluorescent proteinRelated: Repeated illumination can fade GFP signals during imaging.

• FluoresceinRelated: Prolonged excitation can dim fluorescein during imaging.

• Crystal violetRelated: Exposure to light can degrade crystal violet and reduce the intensity of stained specimens or dyed materials.

• Ethidium bromideRelated: Prolonged illumination can diminish fluorescence during visualization of stained gels.

• AzobenzeneCompared with: Azobenzene switching is generally reversible rather than a permanent loss of chromophore activity.