Goldner’s staining II, 1 l

Goldner's staining solutions are used to visualise connective tissue in Masson Goldner trichrome staining.
The dispersity, the different molecular sizes of the dyes, plays a decisive role. Finely dispersed dyes such as Ponceau and Orange G penetrate quickly into structures, more coarsely dispersed dyes such as acid fuchsin and light green penetrate more slowly and stain coarse structures first.