Download MSDS (pdf format)Aniline blue is an older name for the dyes methyl blue and water blue. Our product is methyl blue. These dyes are used in trichrome staining methods when blue collagen is wanted. Methyl blue is suitable in all cases where methyl blue, water blue or aniline blue are specified. Please refer to the StainsFile web pages for a
full description of this dye and its relationship to methyl blue and water blue, and for information on
Masson's trichrome stain.
