Staining Solutions

Dyes and stains are among the most widely used auxiliary chemicals in biology and biochemistry. In medicine and classic biology, they are primarily used for microscopic investigations. Here, the morphology and localisation of otherwise hardly visible tissues, cells or cell components are highlighted with the help of specific staining methods. The advantages of staining are proven by the remarkable fact that almost no scientific publication in the fields of biology and medicine shows microscopic images of unstained cells or tissues. In biochemistry, staining solutions aid in the photometric or fluorometric quantification or identification of biological molecules like proteins, DNA, carbohydrates or lipids.