Hi Margaret,
You could try a "whiter than white" fabric detergent, or just the
brighteners from it.
Ray
At 2:05 pm +1100 2/2/99, Margaret Cooley wrote:
>Hello all
>
>This isn't really a cytometry question, but I thought you all would be a
>good place to ask.
>
>I have designed a student lab to illustrate the necessity for precautions
>while handling hazardous material. I am after a (harmless) liquid reagent,
>which looks unremarkable under room light, but will fluoresce under UV
>light. The idea is that the students perform various manipulations, and at
>the end, we shine UV light around to show them how much spillage they've
>had, and how their books, faces etc are likely to be contaminated. I got
>the idea from a radiactive safety video, but am having trouble finding a
>suitable liquid. Any ideas?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Margaret A. Cooley, PhD
>Senior Lecturer
>School of Microbiology and Immunology
>The University of New South Wales
>Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
>Phone:61-2-9385-3761
>Fax: 61-2-9385-1591
Ray Hicks
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