Repurposing the Strontium Ranelate Antiosteoporotic Drug as a New Outstanding Biocompatible Blue Dye

Blue dyes are relatively uncommon in nature, and a novel dithiophene dye (RanB) is reported in this paper. This dye is derived from an old anti-osteoporotic drug and is a metal ion complexing agent, displaying a planar molecular structure, with two sets of carboxylate, isonitrile, thiophene, and imi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luca M. Sihn, Erick L. Bastos, Marcelo Nakamura, Mayara K. Uchiyama, Henrique E. Toma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Colorants
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6447/2/3/29