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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Opt. 2016 Aug 18;18(9):093007. doi: 10.1088/2040-8978/18/9/093007

Table 1.

Comparison of clearing techniques.

Method Clearing composition Refractive index Protein fluorescence quencing Clearing capability Immunostaining
Et + BABB Ethanol Benzyl alcohol Benzyl Benzoate 1.54 Yes Good No
THF + DBE Thetrahydrofuran Dibenzyl ether 1.56 Yes Good No
SeeDB Fructose saturated α thioglycerol 1.49 No Moderate No
CUBIC Urea Aminoalcohols 1.47 No Good Yes
CLARITY Focus Cl ear™ 1.45 No Good Yes
TDE 2,2′ Thiodioethanol Tunable No Good Yes