Table 3. Photophysical data of BODIPY-based NIR Pdots in water compared with other water-soluble typical NIR dyes.

Fluorescent probes	λ abs max (nm)	λ em max (nm)	f whm e (nm)	ε max f (M–1 cm–1)	σ g (cm2)	Φ (%)	Brightness h (σ × Φ) (cm2)
ATTO740 a	740	764	43	1.20 × 105	4.58 × 10–16	10	4.58 × 10–17
Cy 5.5 b	674	694	44	1.95 × 105	7.45 × 10–16	23	1.71 × 10–16
NIR7.0–2 b	777	798	50	1.20 × 105	4.58 × 10–16	2.5	1.15 × 10–17
Qdot 705 c	405 (473)	707	72	8.30 (3.60) × 106	3.17 (1.38) × 10–14	82	2.60 (1.13) × 10–14
PF-TFQ-BODIPY	512 (473)	723	45	1.43 (1.14) × 108	5.46 (4.35) × 10–13	7	3.82 (3.05) × 10–14
TPE-TFQ-BODIPY d	493 (473)	727	44	1.01 (0.95) × 108	3.86 (3.61) × 10–13	37	1.43 (1.33) × 10–13
Pttc-TFQ-BODIPY d	490 (473)	724	44	1.01 (0.97) × 108	3.86 (3.71) × 10–13	51	1.97 (1.89) × 10–13

^aData from the ATTO-TEC catalog.

^bData from C. Bouteiller, G. Clavé, A. Bernardin, B. Chipon, M. Massoneau, P.-Y. Renard, A. Romieu. Bioconjugate Chem. 2007, 18, 1303–1317.

^cData from Invitrogen (Thermo Fisher Scientific).

^dPdots in deionized water.

^eFull width at half maximum.

^fMean extinction coefficient.

^gMean absorption cross-section.

^hMean fluorescence brightness.