Clinical and Mycological Characterization of Chronic and Recurrent Dermatophytes using Various Staining and Microscopic Methods by Nikhitha Amin, M. Manjunath Shenoy, Vidya Pai

“…Fifteen isolates were selected randomly and subjected to 0.9% NaCl, Chicago sky blue staining, Calcofluor white staining, and Congo red staining in addition to the standard lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB) preparation. …”
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A Biomimetic Multiparametric Assay to Characterise Anti-Amyloid Drugs by Willy Smeralda, Marc Since, Sophie Corvaisier, Dimitri Fayolle, Julien Cardin, Sylvain Duprey, Jean-Pierre Jourdan, Christophe Cullin, Aurélie Malzert-Freon

“…Three known modulators, namely bexarotene, Chicago sky blue and indomethacin, have been evaluated through this process, and their modulation mechanism in the presence of a biomembrane has been described. …”
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Silver Nanoparticle-Intercalated Cotton Fiber for Catalytic Degradation of Aqueous Organic Dyes for Water Pollution Mitigation by Matthew Blake Hillyer, Jacobs H. Jordan, Sunghyun Nam, Michael W. Easson, Brian D. Condon

“…Three azo dyes—methyl orange (MO), Congo red (CR), and Chicago Sky Blue 6B (CSBB)—were investigated. The azo degradation was monitored by UV/vis spectroscopy, degradation capacity, and turnover frequency (TOF). …”
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A cross sectional observational study of pediatric dermatophytosis: Changing clinico mycological patterns in Western India by Shital Poojary, Saurabh Jaiswal, Krishna B Bhalala, Jimish Bagadia, Kapisha S Shah, Suby Arora, Yesha Ruchir Patel, Pawan Gupta, Khanda S Khot, Ashish Rai, Mamta Dhayal

“…A detailed history (duration of lesions, topical creams used, similar lesions in contacts, contact with pets, and other comorbidities/comedications) was taken and clinical examination (sites of involvement, number of lesions, associated erythema/scaling, morphology, and extent of lesions) was done followed by fungal mount preparation (potassium hydroxide (KOH) and KOH with Chicago Sky Blue stain) and culture of the scrapings on Sabouraud's agar medium containing chloramphenicol and cycloheximide. …”
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Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation Of Dyes By Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Prepared Via Thermal Oxidation And Electrodeposition by Jing Kai, Alvin Chong

“…The photoelectrochemical degradation studies of Chicago Sky Blue 6B (CSB) dye was studied varying the initial dye concentrations, applied potentials and supporting electrolytes. …”
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Dysregulation of Vesicular Glutamate Transporter VGluT2 via BDNF/TrkB Pathway Contributes to Morphine Tolerance in Mice by Liqiong He, Liqiong He, Wei Xu, Chengliang Zhang, Chengliang Zhang, Zhuofeng Ding, Zhuofeng Ding, Qulian Guo, Qulian Guo, Wangyuan Zou, Wangyuan Zou, Jian Wang, Jian Wang

“…Furthermore, inhibition of VGluT2 with its antagonist (Chicago sky blue 6 B, CSB6B) or knockdown of VGluT2 by lentivirus restored the analgesic effect of morphine, suppressed the activation of astrocytes and microglia, and decreased glial-derived pro-inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Morphological and molecular changes in embryo-maternal interactions in a rat model at optimal and elevated environmental temperatures by Hamid, Huda Yahia

“…In the present study, implantation time was determined using blue dye injection (1% Chicago Sky Blue 6B). A radioimmunoassay (RIA) was used to estimate the plasma estradiol and progesterone levels during peri-implantation. …”
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