Table 2 Lifetime of ICG, IRDye800CW, NF-800 and Tz-800 vs solvent orientation polarizability. Yellow columns indicate the polarizability of the hydrophilic pocket, green columns indicate the hydrophobic pocket. The asterisk (*) indicates missing values due to fluorophore quenching.

From: Investigating probe-receptor interactions and enhancing fluorescence guided surgery with fluorescence lifetime imaging and NF-800 in HER-2 positive esophageal adenocarcinoma