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Li P, Zhang Z, Xu Z, Sun H, Zhang Q, Hao X. Photomodulated cryogenic temperature sensing through a photochromic reaction in Na 0.5Bi 2.5Ta 2O 9: Er/Yb multicolour upconversion. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:7047-7059. [PMID: 36859844 DOI: 10.1364/oe.469538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Optical temperature sensing of the non-thermally coupled energy levels (N-TCLs) based on fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) technologies has excellent temperature sensitivity and signal recognition properties. In this study, a novel strategy is established to enhance the low-temperature sensing properties by controlling photochromic reaction process in Na0.5Bi2.5Ta2O9: Er/Yb samples. The maximum relative sensitivity reaches up to 5.99% K-1 at cryogenic temperature of 153 K. After irradiation with commercial laser of 405 nm for 30 s, the relative sensitivity is increased to 6.81% K-1. The improvement is verified to originate from the coupling of optical thermometric and photochromic behaviour at the elevated temperatures. The strategy may open up a new avenue to improve the thermometric sensitivity in photo-stimuli response photochromic materials.
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Pallares RM, Abergel RJ. Development of radiopharmaceuticals for targeted alpha therapy: Where do we stand? Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:1020188. [PMID: 36619636 PMCID: PMC9812962 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1020188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Targeted alpha therapy is an oncological treatment, where cytotoxic doses of alpha radiation are locally delivered to tumor cells, while the surrounding healthy tissue is minimally affected. This therapeutic strategy relies on radiopharmaceuticals made of medically relevant radionuclides chelated by ligands, and conjugated to targeting vectors, which promote the drug accumulation in tumor sites. This review discusses the state-of-the-art in the development of radiopharmaceuticals for targeted alpha therapy, breaking down their key structural components, such as radioisotope, targeting vector, and delivery formulation, and analyzing their pros and cons. Moreover, we discuss current drawbacks that are holding back targeted alpha therapy in the clinic, and identify ongoing strategies in field to overcome those issues, including radioisotope encapsulation in nanoformulations to prevent the release of the daughters. Lastly, we critically discuss potential opportunities the field holds, which may contribute to targeted alpha therapy becoming a gold standard treatment in oncology in the future.
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- Roger M. Pallares
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, Berkeley, CA, United States,Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States,*Correspondence: Rebecca J. Abergel,
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Pramanik SK, Sreedharan S, Tiwari R, Dutta S, Kandoth N, Barman S, Aderinto SO, Chattopadhyay S, Das A, Thomas JA. Nanoparticles for super-resolution microscopy: intracellular delivery and molecular targeting. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:9882-9916. [PMID: 36420611 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00605c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Following an overview of the approaches and techniques used to acheive super-resolution microscopy, this review presents the advantages supplied by nanoparticle based probes for these applications. The various clases of nanoparticles that have been developed toward these goals are then critically described and these discussions are illustrated with a variety of examples from the recent literature.
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- Sumit Kumar Pramanik
- CSIR - Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India.
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- Human Science Research Centre, University of Derby, Kedleston road, DE22 1GB, UK
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- CSIR - Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Gijubhai Badheka Marg, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364002, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, BITS-Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B, Zuarinagar, Goa 403726, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK.
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Chintamaneni PK, Nagasen D, Babu KC, Mourya A, Madan J, Srinivasarao DA, Ramachandra RK, Santhoshi PM, Pindiprolu SKSS. Engineered upconversion nanocarriers for synergistic breast cancer imaging and therapy: Current state of art. J Control Release 2022; 352:652-672. [PMID: 36328078 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Early diagnosis and effective therapeutic interventions are critical determinants that can improve survival and quality of life in breast cancer patients. Nanotheranostics are emerging interventions that offer the dual benefit of in vivo diagnosis and therapeutics through a single nano-sized carrier. Rare earth metal-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with their ability to convert near-infrared light to visible light or UV light in vivo settings have gained special attraction due to their unique luminescence and tumor-targeting properties. In this review, we have discussed applications of UCNPs in drug and gene delivery, photothermal therapy (PTT), photodynamic therapy (PDT) and tumor targeting in breast cancer. Further, present challenges and future opportunities for UCNPs in breast cancer treatment have also been mentioned.
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- Pavan Kumar Chintamaneni
- Department of Pharmaceutics, GITAM School of Pharmacy, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Rudraram, 502329 Telangana, India.
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- Aditya Pharmacy College, Surampalem 533437, India; Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada, Kakinada 533003, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad 500037, Telangana, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad 500037, Telangana, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad 500037, Telangana, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad 500037, Telangana, India.
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- Crystal Growth and Nanoscience Research Center, Department of Physics, Government College (A), Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India; Government Degree College, Chodavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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- Crystal Growth and Nanoscience Research Center, Department of Physics, Government College (A), Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Aditya Pharmacy College, Surampalem 533437, India; Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada, Kakinada 533003, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Controllable Morphologies and Photoluminescence Properties of Polyoxometalates Doped EuF3 Nanoparticles. J CLUST SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-022-02384-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cheng X, Zhou J, Yue J, Wei Y, Gao C, Xie X, Huang L. Recent Development in Sensitizers for Lanthanide-Doped Upconversion Luminescence. Chem Rev 2022; 122:15998-16050. [PMID: 36194772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The attractive features of lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence (UCL), such as high photostability, nonphotobleaching or photoblinking, and large anti-Stokes shift, have shown great potentials in life science, information technology, and energy materials. Therefore, UCL modulation is highly demanded toward expected emission wavelength, lifetime, and relative intensity in order to satisfy stringent requirements raised from a wide variety of areas. Unfortunately, the majority of efforts have been devoted to either simple codoping of multiple activators or variation of hosts, while very little attention has been paid to the critical role that sensitizers have been playing. In fact, different sensitizers possess different excitation wavelengths and different energy transfer pathways (to different activators), which will lead to different UCL features. Thus, rational design of sensitizers shall provide extra opportunities for UCL tuning, particularly from the excitation side. In this review, we specifically focus on advances in sensitizers, including the current status, working mechanisms, design principles, as well as future challenges and endeavor directions.
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- Xingwen Cheng
- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing211816, China.,State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi830046, China
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DuBose JT, Szabó G, Chakkamalayath J, Kamat PV. Excited-State Transient Chemistry of Rubrene: A Whole Story. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:7147-7158. [PMID: 36074750 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c04499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The ability to manipulate low-energy triplet excited states into higher-energy emissive singlet states, a process known as photon upconversion (UC), has potential applications in bioimaging, photocatalysis, and in increasing the efficiency of solar cells. However, the overall UC mechanism is complex and can involve many intermediate states, especially when semiconductors such as lead halide perovskites are used to sensitize the required triplet states. Using a combination of pulse radiolytic and electrochemical techniques, we have now explored the transient features of rubrene─a commonly employed triplet annihilator in UC systems. The rubrene triplet, radical anion, and radical cation species yield unique spectra that can serve as spectral fingerprints to distinguish between transient species formed during UC processes. Using detailed kinetic studies, we have succeeded in establishing that the rubrene triplets are susceptible to self-quenching (kquench = 3.6 × 108 M-1 s-1), and as the triplets decay, an additional transient feature is observed in the transient absorption spectra. This new feature indicates a net electron transfer process occurs to form the radical cation and anion as the triplets recombine. Taken together, this work provides a comprehensive picture of the excited state and transient features of rubrene and will be crucial for understanding the mechanism(s) of photon upconversion systems.
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- Jeffrey T DuBose
- Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States.,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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Sena-Torralba A, Álvarez-Diduk R, Parolo C, Piper A, Merkoçi A. Toward Next Generation Lateral Flow Assays: Integration of Nanomaterials. Chem Rev 2022; 122:14881-14910. [PMID: 36067039 PMCID: PMC9523712 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c01012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lateral flow assays (LFAs) are currently the most used
point-of-care
sensors for both diagnostic (e.g., pregnancy test, COVID-19 monitoring)
and environmental (e.g., pesticides and bacterial monitoring) applications.
Although the core of LFA technology was developed several decades
ago, in recent years the integration of novel nanomaterials as signal
transducers or receptor immobilization platforms has brought improved
analytical capabilities. In this Review, we present how nanomaterial-based
LFAs can address the inherent challenges of point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics
such as sensitivity enhancement, lowering of detection limits, multiplexing,
and quantification of analytes in complex samples. Specifically, we
highlight the strategies that can synergistically solve the limitations
of current LFAs and that have proven commercial feasibility. Finally,
we discuss the barriers toward commercialization and the next generation
of LFAs.
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- Amadeo Sena-Torralba
- Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group, Institut Català de Nanociència I Nanotecnologia (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.,Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group, Institut Català de Nanociència I Nanotecnologia (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Carrer del Rosselló 132, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group, Institut Català de Nanociència I Nanotecnologia (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group, Institut Català de Nanociència I Nanotecnologia (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Ding M, Cui S, Fang L, Lin Z, Lu C, Yang X. NIR-I-Responsive Single-Band Upconversion Emission through Energy Migration in Core-Shell-Shell Nanostructures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203631. [PMID: 35416381 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Here we report a new strategy to tune both excitation and emission peaks of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) into the first infrared biowindow (NIR-I, 650-900 nm) with high NIR-I-to-NIR-I upconversion efficiency. By introducing the sensitizer Nd3+ , activator Er3+ , energy migrator Yb3+ and energy manipulator Mn2+ into specific region to construct proposed energy migration processes in the designed core-shell-shell nanoarchitecture, back energy transfer (BET) from activator to sensitizer or migrator can be greatly blocked and the NIR-to-red upconversion emission can be efficiently promoted. Consequently, BET-induced photon quenching and the undesired green-emitting radiative transition are entirely eliminated, leading to high-efficiency single-band red upconversion emission upon 808 nm NIR-I laser excitation. Our findings provide insights into fundamental lanthanide interactions and advance the development of UCNPs for bioapplications with techniques that overturn traditional limitations.
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- Mingye Ding
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Testing center, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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Ding M, Cui S, Fang L, Lin Z, Lu C, Yang X. NIR‐I‐Responsive Single‐Band Upconversion Emission through Energy Migration in Core‐Shell‐Shell Nanostructures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mingye Ding
- Nanjing Forestry University College of Science CHINA
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- Nanjing Forestry University College of Science 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing Forestry University 210037 Nanjing CHINA
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- Nanjing Tech University College of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Yangzhou University Testing Center CHINA
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- Nanjing Tech University College of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Nanjing Forestry University School of Science 159 Longpan Road 210037 Nanjing CHINA
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Patel M, Meenu M, Pandey JK, Kumar P, Patel R. Recent development in upconversion nanoparticles and their application in optogenetics: A review. J RARE EARTH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Wang Y, Lei L, Liu E, Cheng Y, Xu S. Constructing highly sensitive ratiometric nanothermometers based on indirectly thermally coupled levels. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:9092-9095. [PMID: 34498630 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03407c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Fluorescence intensity ratio-based temperature sensing with a self-referencing characteristic is highly demanded for reliable and accurate sensing. Lanthanide ions with thermally coupled levels have been widely used for ratiometric temperature sensing. However, these systems suffer from low relative temperature sensitivity and poor luminescence signal discriminability. Herein, the concept of indirectly thermally coupled levels is introduced and employed to actualize high performance temperature sensing. By means of the temperature-dependent phonon-assisted non-radiative relaxation, the 4I13/2 excited state (with infrared emission) of Er3+ can be indirectly thermally coupled with the 4S3/2 excited state (with visible emission) under 808 nm or 980 nm excitation. This is experimentally realized in specially designed NaErF4:10Yb@NaYF4 nanocrystals, and the corresponding ratiometric nanothermometer shows excellent luminescence thermal sensing performance with a maximum relative sensitivity value up to 3.76% K-1 at 295 K.
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- Yubin Wang
- China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
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- China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
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- China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China.
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- China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
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Wang Y, Lei L, Ye R, Jia G, Hua Y, Deng D, Xu S. Integrating Positive and Negative Thermal Quenching Effect for Ultrasensitive Ratiometric Temperature Sensing and Anti-counterfeiting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:23951-23959. [PMID: 33974414 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Fluorescence intensity ratio-based temperature sensing with a self-referencing characteristic is highly demanded for reliable and accurate sensing. Although enormous efforts have been devoted to explore high-performance luminescent temperature probes, it remains a daunting challenge to achieve highly relative sensitivity which determines temperature resolution. Herein, we employ a novel strategy to achieve temperature probes with ultrahigh relative sensitivity through integrating both positive and negative thermal quenching effect into a hydrogel. Specifically, Er3+ ions show evidently a positive thermal quenching effect in Yb/Er:NaYF4@NaYF4 nanocrystals while Nd3+ and Tm3+ ions in a Yb2W3O12 bulk exhibit prominently a negative thermal quenching effect. With elevating temperature from 313 to 553 K, the fluorescence intensity ratio of Er (540 nm) to Nd (799 nm) and Tm (796 nm) to Er (540 nm) is significantly decreased about 1654 times and increased about 14,422 times, respectively. The maximum relative sensitivity of 15.3% K-1 at 553 K and 23.84% K-1 at 380 K are achieved. The strategy developed in this work sheds light on highly sensitive probes using lanthanide ion-doped materials.
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- Yubin Wang
- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Curtin Institute of Functional Molecules and Interfaces, School of Molecular and Life Sciences Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Li H, Wang X, Ohulchanskyy TY, Chen G. Lanthanide-Doped Near-Infrared Nanoparticles for Biophotonics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2000678. [PMID: 32638426 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202000678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Light in the near-infrared (NIR) spectral region is increasingly utilized in bioapplications, providing deeper penetration in biological tissues owing to the lower absorption and scattering in comparison with light in the visible range. Lanthanide-doped luminescent nanoparticles with excitation and/or emission in the NIR range have recently attracted tremendous attention as one of the prime candidates for noninvasive biological applications due to their unique optical properties, such as large Stokes shift, spectrally sharp luminescence emissions, long luminescence lifetimes, and excellent photostability. Herein, recent advances of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles with NIR upconversion or downshifting luminescence and their uses in cutting-edge biophotonic applications are presented. A set of efficient strategies for overcoming the fundamental limit of low luminescence brightness of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles is introduced. An in-depth literature review of their state-of-art biophotonics applications is also included, showing their superiority for high-resolution imaging, single-nanoparticle-level detection, and efficacy for tissue-penetrating diagnostics and therapeutics.
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- Hui Li
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures, Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Urban Water, Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures, Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Urban Water, Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518060, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures, Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Urban Water, Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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Dalal C, Saini D, Garg AK, Sonkar SK. Fluorescent Carbon Nano-onion as Bioimaging Probe. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:252-266. [PMID: 35014282 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Concentrically arranged multilayered fullerenes exhibiting onion-like morphology are popularly known as carbon nano-onion (CNO) and are useful in bioimaging application. On the basis of the origin of the fluorescence, the CNO-based nanoprobes are classified into type I and type II. The type I CNO-based nanoprobe needs a secondary moiety such as organic dyes or an amine functionalization at its surface to induce the fluorescence. On the other hand, the emission in type II does not originate from such an external surface passivating agent. The CNO-based system not only shows structural similarity to the well-known multiwalled carbon nanotube but is also a bit more advantageous because of its low cytotoxicity. These features enable their prolonged use in the biological system for imaging purposes. In particular, we have covered the aspects of synthesis, surface functionalization, the origin of fluorescence, and biocompatibility. In addition, recent developments directed toward in vitro and in vivo imaging studies by utilizing CNO-based nanoprobes are summarized here.
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- Chumki Dalal
- Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, India
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Chang H, Kim J, Lee SH, Rho WY, Lee JH, Jeong DH, Jun BH. Luminescent Nanomaterials (II). ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1309:97-132. [PMID: 33782870 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6158-4_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In this review, we focus on sensing techniques and biological applications of various luminescent nanoparticles including quantum dot (QD), up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) following the previous chapter. Fluorescent phenomena can be regulated or shifted by interaction between biological targets and luminescence probes depending on their distance, which is so-called Fӧrster resonance energy transfer (FRET). QD-based FRET technique, which has been widely applied as a bioanalytical tool, is described. We discuss time-resolved fluorescence (TRF) imaging and flow cytometry technique, using photoluminescent nanoparticles with unique properties for effectively improving selectivity and sensitivity. Based on these techniques, bioanalytical and biomedical application, bioimaging with QD, UCNPs, and Euripium-activated luminescent nanoprobes are covered. Combination of optical property of these luminescent nanoparticles with special functions such as drug delivery, photothermal therapy (PTT), and photodynamic therapy (PDT) is also described.
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- Hyejin Chang
- Division of Science Education, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- School of International Engineering and Science, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Jin KT, Yao JY, Ying XJ, Lin Y, Chen YF. Nanomedicine and Early Cancer Diagnosis: Molecular Imaging using Fluorescence Nanoparticles. Curr Top Med Chem 2020; 20:2737-2761. [PMID: 32962614 DOI: 10.2174/1568026620666200922112640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Incorporating nanotechnology into fluorescent imaging and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown promising potential for accurate diagnosis of cancer at an earlier stage than the conventional imaging modalities. Molecular imaging (MI) aims to quantitatively characterize, visualize, and measure the biological processes or living cells at molecular and genetic levels. MI modalities have been exploited in different applications including noninvasive determination and visualization of diseased tissues, cell trafficking visualization, early detection, treatment response monitoring, and in vivo visualization of living cells. High-affinity molecular probe and imaging modality to detect the probe are the two main requirements of MI. Recent advances in nanotechnology and allied modalities have facilitated the use of nanoparticles (NPs) as MI probes. Within the extensive group of NPs, fluorescent NPs play a prominent role in optical molecular imaging. The fluorescent NPs used in molecular and cellular imaging can be categorized into three main groups including quantum dots (QDs), upconversion, and dyedoped NPs. Fluorescent NPs have great potential in targeted theranostics including cancer imaging, immunoassay- based cells, proteins and bacteria detections, imaging-guided surgery, and therapy. Fluorescent NPs have shown promising potentials for drug and gene delivery, detection of the chromosomal abnormalities, labeling of DNA, and visualizing DNA replication dynamics. Multifunctional NPs have been successfully used in a single theranostic modality integrating diagnosis and therapy. The unique characteristics of multifunctional NPs make them potential theranostic agents that can be utilized concurrently for diagnosis and therapy. This review provides the state of the art of the applications of nanotechnologies in early cancer diagnosis focusing on fluorescent NPs, their synthesis methods, and perspectives in clinical theranostics.
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- Ke-Tao Jin
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Jinhua Hosptial, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321000, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou 310014, P.R. China,Clinical Research Institute, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou 310014, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery Shaoxing People's Hospital (Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Shaoxing, 312000, Zhejiang Province, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, P.R China
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- Department of Stomatology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou 310014, P.R. China
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Li Y, Feng J, Huang Y, Qin Y, Jiang D, Chen HY. Upconverting ion-selective nanoparticles for the imaging of intracellular calcium ions. Analyst 2020; 145:4768-4771. [PMID: 32538398 DOI: 10.1039/d0an00454e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Upconverting ion-selective nanoparticles that emit light at the near-infrared region are prepared here. The transport of calcium ions induces the deprotonation of the incorporated chromoionophore (P6) through ion exchange resulting in an increase in the emission of UCNPs for the detection of intracellular calcium ions.
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- Yu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210092, China.
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Bai Y, Li Y, Wang R, Li Y. Low Toxicity, High Resolution, and Red Tissue Imaging in the Vivo of Yb/Tm/GZO@SiO 2 Core-Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:5346-5355. [PMID: 32201824 PMCID: PMC7081422 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b04381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted great attention in bioimaging applications. However, the stability and resolution of bioimaging based on UCNPs should be further improved. Herein, we synthesized SiO2-coated Ga(III)-doped ZnO (GZO) with lanthanide ion Yb(III) and Tm(III) (Yb/Tm/GZO@SiO2) UCNPs, which realized red fluorescence imaging in heart tissue. With increasing injection concentrations of Yb/Tm/GZO@SiO2 (1-10 mg/kg), the red fluorescence imaging intensity of heart tissue gradually increased. Moreover, the experimental results of toxicity in vitro and histological assessments of representative organs in vivo were studied, indicating that Yb/Tm/GZO@SiO2 UCNPs had low biological toxicity. These results proved that Yb/Tm/GZO@SiO2 can be used as a probe for fluorescence imaging in vivo.
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- Yandong Bai
- Tianjin
Union Medical Center, 300121 Tianjin, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin
Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin
Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
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- NHC
Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Tianjin Medical University),
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Medical University
Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital, Tianjin Institute
of Endocrinology, Tianjin 300134, China
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Kalaivani S, Kannan S. Structure, mechanical, optical, and imaging contrast features of Yb 3+ , Dy 3+ , Tb 3+ , Gd 3+ , Eu 3+ , and Nd 3+ substituted Y 2 O 3 -Ln 2 O 3 solid solution. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2020; 108:2656-2669. [PMID: 32134567 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.34597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Bulk ceramic that possess the combined features of structural stability at elevated temperatures, appropriate mechanical stability, luminescence features, magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) imaging capacity in a single platform is considered an exciting prospect in biomedical applications. In this study, six different lanthanides (Ln3+ :Yb3+ , Dy3+ , Tb3+ , Gd3+ , Eu3+ , and Nd3+ ) were combined together to yield a Y2 O3 :Ln2 O3 solid solution and subsequently tested for the proposed application. Three different Y2 O3 :Ln2 O3 solid solutions were formed by varying the concentrations of Ln3+ precursors. A unique cubic crystal structure with Ia-3 (206) space setting is retained until 1500 °C and moreover an expanded lattice is accomplished with the gradual inclusion of six different Ln3+ . Optical analysis inferred the characteristic electronic transitions of all the Ln3+ and moreover up-conversion and down-conversion emission behavior were also attributed by the material during excitation at 795 and 350 nm. Nanoindentation studies exercised on the material envisaged reasonably enhanced hardness and Young's modulus values. Further, the enhanced CT imaging potential alongside in vitro MRI study deliberating the longitudinal (T1 ) and transverse (T2 ) relaxivity ability of the material is also established.
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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Li Y, Li Y, Zhou J, Zheng W, Wang R. Upconversion luminescence, and temperature sensing properties of 12CaO·7Al 2O 3 single crystal sensitized with lanthanide ions Er(III) and Yb(III). Talanta 2020; 207:120292. [PMID: 31594617 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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12CaO·7Al2O3 (C12A7) single crystal had extraordinary application in optical field, owing to its special structure. Here, Yb3+ and Er3+ co-doped C12A7 single crystal (Er3+/Yb3+/C12A7) were prepared by Czochralski method. XRD patterns of C12A7 single crystal performed a single diffraction peak, indicating that pure single structure was achieved. With over-stoichiometric ratio, infrared absorption spectrum had two peaks between 600 cm-1 and 850 cm-1, which belonged to the frame structure of C12A7 single crystal. The band gap of Er3+/Yb3+/C12A7 single crystal was 4.25 eV, which reduced the temperature quenching of Ln3+ ions. Raman scattering spectra showed that the highest phonon energy of C12A7 single crystal was about 880 cm-1, which was beneficial for upconversion emission. The temperature sensitivity coefficient of Er3+/Yb3+/C12A7 polycrystal and single-crystal were 1124.81 and 1122.69 range from 373 K to 573 K, respectively. Compared with polycrystal, sensitivity coefficient of Er3+/Yb3+/C12A7 single crystal increased. Moreover, absolute sensitivity (SA) of single crystal of Er3+/Yb3+/C12A7 increased with the increasing of temperature, suggesting single crystal was suitable for detecting high temperature.
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- Yuemei Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development (Tianjin Medical University), Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Tianjin Medical University Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital & Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin, 300134, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China.
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Wehner T, Heck J, Feldmann C, Müller‐Buschbaum K. Reactivity of ZrO(MFP) and ZrO(RP) Nanoparticles with LnCl 3 for Solvatochromic Luminescence Modification and pH-Dependent Optical Sensing. Chemistry 2019; 25:16630-16638. [PMID: 31626707 PMCID: PMC6973228 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The luminescence of the inorganic-organic hybrid nanoparticles ZrO(MFP) (MFP=methylfluorescein phosphate) and ZrO(RP) (RP=resorufin phosphate) was modified by addition of different rare earth halides LnCl3 . The resulting composite materials form dispersible nanoparticles that exhibit modified nanoparticle fluorescence depending on the rare earth ion. The resulting chromaticity of the luminescence is further variable by the employment of different solvents for ZrO(MFP)-based composite systems. The strong solvatochromic effect of the MFP chromophore leads to different luminescence chromaticities of the composite materials between green, yellow, and blue in THF, toluene, and dichloromethane, respectively. The luminescence of ZrO(RP)-based composite particles can be modified between the red and blue spectral regions in dependence on the applied reaction temperature. Beside a luminescence shift that is derived from nanoparticle modification by LnCl3 , a strong turn-on effect of ZrO(RP) particles results after contact with different Brønsted acids and bases in combination with a respective chromaticity shift. Both effects enable the potential employment of such particles as highly sensitive optical pH sensors.
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- Tobias Wehner
- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians University WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)Engesserstrasse 1576131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryKarlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT)Engesserstrasse 1576131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryJustus-Liebig University GiessenHeinrich-Buff-Ring 1735390GiessenGermany
- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians University WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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Razumkova IA, Denisenko YG, Boyko AN, Ikonnikov DA, Aleksandrovsky AS, Azarapin NO, Andreev OV. Synthesis and Upconversion Luminescence in LaF
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obtained from Sulfide Precursors. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201900204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Illariia A. Razumkova
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Tyumen State University 6, Volodarskogo Street 625003 Tyumen Russia
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Tyumen State University 6, Volodarskogo Street 625003 Tyumen Russia
- Department of General and Special Chemistry Industrial University of Tyumen 38, Volodarskogo Street 625000 Tyumen Russia
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Tyumen State University 6, Volodarskogo Street 625003 Tyumen Russia
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- Laboratory of Coherent Optics Kirensky Institute of Physics Federal Research Center KSC SB RAS 660036 Krasnoyarsk Russia
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- Laboratory of Coherent Optics Kirensky Institute of Physics Federal Research Center KSC SB RAS 660036 Krasnoyarsk Russia
- Department of Photonics and Laser Technology Siberian Federal University 660041 Krasnoyarsk Russia
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Tyumen State University 6, Volodarskogo Street 625003 Tyumen Russia
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Tyumen State University 6, Volodarskogo Street 625003 Tyumen Russia
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Lian X, Wei MY, Ma Q. Nanomedicines for Near-Infrared Fluorescent Lifetime-Based Bioimaging. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:386. [PMID: 31867317 PMCID: PMC6909848 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nanomedicines refer to the application of nanotechnology in disease diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. Bioimaging provides crucial biological information for disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring. Fluorescent bioimaging shows the advantages of good contrast and a vast variety of signal readouts and yet suffers from imaging depth due to the background noise from the autofluorescence of tissue and light scattering. Near-infrared fluorescent lifetime bioimaging (NIR- FLTB) suppresses such background noises and significantly improves signal-to-background ratio. This article gives an overview of recent advances in NIR- FLTB using organic compounds and nanomaterials as contrast agent (CA). The advantages and disadvantages of each CA are discussed in detail. We survey relevant reports about NIR-FLTB in recent years and summarize important findings or progresses. In addition, emerging hybrid bioimaging techniques are introduced, such as ultrasound-modulated FLTB. The challenges and an outlook for NIR- FLTB development are discussed at the end, aiming to provide references and inspire new ideas for future nanomedicine development.
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- Xianhui Lian
- Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, China
- School of Life Science and Medicine, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, China
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- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, TX, United States
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- Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing, China
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Umar M, Min K, Kim S, Kim S. Random lasing and amplified spontaneous emission from silk inverse opals: Optical gain enhancement via protein scatterers. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16266. [PMID: 31700045 PMCID: PMC6838073 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52706-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Gain amplification and coherent lasing lines through random lasing (RL) can be produced by a random distribution of scatterers in a gain medium. If these amplified light sources can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems, they can have useful bio-optical applications, such as highly accurate sensing and high-resolution imaging. In this paper, a fully biocompatible light source showing RL and amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) with a reduced threshold is reported. Random cavities were induced in a biocompatible silk protein film by incorporating an inverse opal with an inherent disorder and a biocompatible dye for optical gain into the film. By choosing the appropriate air-sphere diameters, clear RL spikes in the emission spectra that were clearly distinguished from those of the ASE were observed in the silk inverse opal (SIO) with optical gain. Additionally, the RL output exhibited spatial coherence; however, the ASE did not. The high surface-to-volume ratio and amplification of the SIO led to highly efficient chemosensing in the detection of hydrogen chloride vapor. Moreover, SIO could be miniaturized to be made suitable for injection into biological tissues and obtain RL signals. Our results, which open the way for the development of a new generation of miniaturized bio-lasers, may be considered as the first example of engineered RL with biocompatible materials.
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- Muhammad Umar
- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.,Department of Nano-Optical Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University, Siheung, 15073, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Physics, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang X, Guo Z, Zhang X, Gong L, Dong X, Fu Y, Wang Q, Gu Z. Mass production of poly(ethylene glycol) monooleate-modified core-shell structured upconversion nanoparticles for bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5212. [PMID: 30914696 PMCID: PMC6435707 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41482-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Developing robust and high-efficient synthesis approaches has significant importance for the expanded applications of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). Here, we report a high-throughput synthesis strategy to fabricate water-dispersible core-shell structured UCNPs. Firstly, we successfully obtain more than 10 grams core UCNPs with high quality from one-pot reaction using liquid rare-earth precursors. Afterwards, different core-shell structured UCNPs are fabricated by successive layer-by-layer strategy to get enhanced fluorescence property. Finally, the hydrophobic UCNPs are modified with poly(ethylene glycol) monooleate (PEG-OA) though a novel physical grinding method. On the basis of mass-production, we use the as-prepared PEG-UCNPs to construct an 808-nm stimuli photodynamic therapy agent, and apply them in cancer therapy and bio-imaging.
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- Xingyuan Zhang
- Institute of Nano Engineering, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China
- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of Transducer Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China.
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- Institute of Nano Engineering, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China.
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Milleville CC, Chen EY, Lennon KR, Cleveland JM, Kumar A, Zhang J, Bork JA, Tessier A, LeBeau JM, Chase DB, Zide JMO, Doty MF. Engineering Efficient Photon Upconversion in Semiconductor Heterostructures. ACS NANO 2019; 13:489-497. [PMID: 30576110 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b07062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photon upconversion is a photophysical process in which two low-energy photons are converted into one high-energy photon. Photon upconversion has broad appeal for a range of applications from biomedical imaging and targeted drug release to solar energy harvesting. Current upconversion nanosystems, including lanthanide-doped nanocrystals and triplet-triplet annihilation molecules, have achieved upconversion quantum yields on the order of 10-30%. However, the performance of these materials is hampered by inherently narrow absorption cross sections and fixed energy levels originating in atomic, ionic, or molecular states. Semiconductors, on the other hand, have inherently wide absorption cross sections. Moreover, recent advances enable the synthesis of colloidal semiconductor nanoparticles with complex heterostructures that can control band alignments and tune optical properties. We synthesize and characterize a three-component heterostructure that successfully upconverts photons under continuous-wave illumination and solar-relevant photon fluxes. The heterostructure is composed of two cadmium selenide quantum dots (QDs), an absorber and emitter, spatially separated by a cadmium sulfide nanorod (NR). We demonstrate that the principles of semiconductor heterostructure engineering can be applied to engineer improved upconversion efficiency. We first eliminate electron trap states near the surface of the absorbing QD and then tailor the band gap of the NR such that charge carriers are funneled to the emitting QD. When combined, these two changes result in a 100-fold improvement in photon upconversion performance.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina 27606 , United States
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- The Tatnall School , Wilmington , Delaware 19807 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina 27606 , United States
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Gao C, Jin Y, Jia G, Suo X, Liu H, Liu D, Yang X, Ge K, Liang XJ, Wang S, Zhang J. Y 2O 3 Nanoparticles Caused Bone Tissue Damage by Breaking the Intracellular Phosphate Balance in Bone Marrow Stromal Cells. ACS NANO 2019; 13:313-323. [PMID: 30571089 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Y2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) have become great promising products for numerous applications in nanoscience especially for biomedical application, therefore increasing the probability of human exposure and gaining wide attention in biosecurity. It is well known that rare earth (RE) materials are deposited in the bone and excreted very slowly. Nevertheless, the effect of Y2O3-based NPs on bone metabolism has not been exactly known yet. In the present study, the effects of Y2O3 NPs on bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) and bone metabolism in mice after intravenous injection were studied. The results demonstrated that Y2O3 NPs could be taken up into BMSCs and localized in acidifying intracellular lysosomes and underwent dissolution and transformation from Y2O3 to YPO4, which could lead to a break in the intracellular phosphate balance and induce lysosomal- and mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis pathways. Furthermore, after being administered to mice, a higher concentration of yttrium occurred in bone, which caused the apoptosis of bone cells and induced the destruction of bone structure. However, the formation of a YPO4 coating on the surface of Y2O3 NPs by pretreatment of Y2O3 NPs in lysosome-simulated body fluid could observably decrease the toxicity in vivo and in vitro. This study may be useful for practical application of Y2O3 NPs in the biomedical field.
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- Chunyue Gao
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Medical Science , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, and National Center for Nanoscience and Technology , Beijing 100190 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , People's Republic of China
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Thanasekaran P, Chu CH, Wang SB, Chen KY, Gao HD, Lee MM, Sun SS, Li JP, Chen JY, Chen JK, Chang YH, Lee HM. Lipid-Wrapped Upconversion Nanoconstruct/Photosensitizer Complex for Near-Infrared Light-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:84-95. [PMID: 30500151 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b07760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a noninvasive medical technology that has been applied in cancer treatment where it is accessible by direct or endoscope-assisted light irradiation. To lower phototoxicity and increase tissue penetration depth of light, great effort has been focused on developing new sensitizers that can utilize red or near-infrared (NIR) light for the past decades. Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have a unique property to transduce NIR excitation light to UV-vis emission efficiently. This property allows some low-cost, low-toxicity, commercially available visible light sensitizers, which originally are not suitable for deep tissue PDT, to be activated by NIR light and have been reported extensively in the past few years. However, some issues still remain in the UCNP-assisted PDT platform such as colloidal stability, photosensitizer loading efficiency, and accessibility for targeting ligand installation, despite some advances in this direction. In this study, we designed a facile phospholipid-coated UCNP method to generate a highly colloidally stable nanoplatform that can effectively load a series of visible light sensitizers in the lipid layers. The loading stability and singlet oxygen generation efficiency of this sensitizer-loaded lipid-coated UCNP platform were investigated. We also have demonstrated the enhanced cellular uptake efficiency and tumor cell selectivity of this lipid-coated UCNP platform by changing the lipid dopant. On the basis of the evidence of our results, the lipid-complexed UCNP nanoparticles could serve as an effective photosensitizer carrier for NIR light-mediated PDT.
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- Institute of Chemistry , Academia Sinica , Taipei 11529 , Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering , National Taipei University of Technology , Taipei 10608 , Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering , National Taipei University of Technology , Taipei 10608 , Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry , Academia Sinica , Taipei 11529 , Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry , Academia Sinica , Taipei 11529 , Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry , Academia Sinica , Taipei 11529 , Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine , National Health Research Institutes , Miaoli 350 , Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine , National Health Research Institutes , Miaoli 350 , Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine , National Health Research Institutes , Miaoli 350 , Taiwan
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- Department of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering , National Taipei University of Technology , Taipei 10608 , Taiwan
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- Institute of Chemistry , Academia Sinica , Taipei 11529 , Taiwan
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Behboudi H, Mehdipour G, Safari N, Pourmadadi M, Saei A, Omidi M, Tayebi L, Rahmandoust M. Carbon Quantum Dots in Nanobiotechnology. ADVANCED STRUCTURED MATERIALS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10834-2_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Recent progress in the green synthesis of rare-earth doped upconversion nanophosphors for optical bioimaging from cells to animals. Chin J Chem Eng 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Lin SL, Chen ZR, Chang CA. Nd 3+ sensitized core-shell-shell nanocomposites loaded with IR806 dye for photothermal therapy and up-conversion luminescence imaging by a single wavelength NIR light irradiation. Nanotheranostics 2018; 2:243-257. [PMID: 29868349 PMCID: PMC5984287 DOI: 10.7150/ntno.25901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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To perform photothermal therapy (PTT) and luminescence imaging by a single wavelength NIR light irradiation, we have designed and prepared a novel nanocomposite incorporating the IR806 photothermal sensitizers (PTS) into the core-shell-shell NaYF4:Yb,Er@ NaYF4:Yb@NaYF4:Yb,Nd up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). Irradiation with the 793 nm near-infrared (NIR) laser, the Nd3+ ions in the UCNPs were sensitized to up-convert energy via Yb3+ to the Er3+ ions to emit visible light at 540 nm and 654 nm, as well as to down-convert energy to the Yb3+ ions to emit NIR light at 980 nm. For luminescence imaging, the 793 nm NIR radiation is more suitable to use for deeper-tissue penetration and to reduce overheating problem due to water absorption as compared to 980 nm radiation. Additionally, the same 793 nm NIR radiation could also excite the IR806 dye for effective PTT. Surface modifications of the UCNPs with mesoporous silica (mSiO2) and polyallylamine (PAH) allow stable loading of IR806 dye and further derivatization with polyethylene glycol-folic acid (PEG-FA) for tumor targeting. Preliminary in vitro studies demonstrated that the final UCNP@mSiO2/IR806@PAH-PEG-FA nanocomposites (UCNC-FAs) could be uptaken by the MDA-MB-231 cancer cells and were “dark” viable, and when irradiated with the 793 nm laser, the MDA-MB-231 cell viability was effectively reduced. This indicated that the UCNC-FAs nanocomposites could be potentially useful for targeted photothermal therapy and up-conversion luminescence imaging by a single wavelength NIR light irradiation.
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- Syue-Liang Lin
- Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.,Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.,Molecular Imaging Research Center (MIRC), National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Zheng W, Xu Y, Wang R, Li Y, Xu H, Ma L. Upconversion and Phase Transition Characteristics in Erbium(III)- and Ytterbium(III)-Codoped Vanadium(IV) Oxide. ANAL LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2017.1371726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Wei Zheng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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Improving the sensitivity of immunoassays by reducing non-specific binding of poly(acrylic acid) coated upconverting nanoparticles by adding free poly(acrylic acid). Mikrochim Acta 2018; 185:220. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-018-2756-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen X, Jin L, Sun T, Kong W, Yu SF, Wang F. Energy Migration Upconversion in Ce(III)-Doped Heterogeneous Core-Shell-Shell Nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1701479. [PMID: 28722357 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201701479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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One major challenge in upconversion research is to develop new materials and structures to expand the emission spectrum. Herein, a heterogeneous core-shell-shell nanostructure of NaYbF4 :Gd/Tm@NaGdF4 @CaF2 :Ce is developed to realize efficient photon upconversion in Ce3+ ions through a Gd-mediated energy migration process. The design takes advantage of CaF2 host that reduces the 4f-5d excitation frequency of Ce3+ to match the emission line of Gd3+ . Meanwhile, CaF2 is isostructural with NaGdF4 and can form a continuous crystalline lattice with the core layer. As a result, effective Yb3+ → Tm3+ → Gd3+ → Ce3+ energy transfer can be established in a single nanoparticle. This effect enables efficient ultraviolet emission of Ce3+ following near infrared excitation into the core layer. The Ce3+ upconversion emission achieved in the core-shell-shell nanoparticles features broad bandwidth and long lifetime, which offers exciting opportunities of realizing tunable lasing emissions in the ultraviolet spectral region.
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- Xian Chen
- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Hum, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory of Tunable Laser Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Key Lab of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Information System, HIT Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Hum, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Lai WF, Rogach AL, Wong WT. Molecular design of upconversion nanoparticles for gene delivery. Chem Sci 2017; 8:7339-7358. [PMID: 29163885 PMCID: PMC5672820 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc02956j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Due to their large anti-Stokes shifts, sharp emission spectra and long excited-state lifetimes, upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted an increasing amount of research interests, and have shown great potential for enhancing the practical utility of gene therapy, whose versatility has been limited by existing gene delivery technologies that are basically mono-functional in nature. Despite this, up to now in-depth analysis of the development of UCNPs for gene delivery has been scant in the literature, even though there has been an upsurge of reviews on the chemistry of UCNPs and their applications in bioimaging and drug delivery. To fill this gap, this review aims to present the latest advances in the development and applications of UCNPs as gene carriers. Prior to describing the prominent works published in the field, a critical view on the properties, chemistry and molecular design of UCNPs for gene delivery is provided. With a synopsis of the recent advances in UCNP-mediated gene delivery, challenges and opportunities could be illuminated for clinical translation of works in this nascent field of research.
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- Wing-Fu Lai
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Health Science Centre , Shenzhen University , Shenzhen , China
- Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong . ;
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP) , City University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong
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- Department of Applied Biology & Chemical Technology , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hong Kong . ;
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Bhuckory S, Hemmer E, Wu YT, Yahia-Ammar A, Vetrone F, Hildebrandt N. Core or Shell? Er3+
FRET Donors in Upconversion Nanoparticles. Eur J Inorg Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201700904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Shashi Bhuckory
- NanoBioPhotonics; Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC); Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, CEA; 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS); Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications; Université du Québec1650; Boulevard Lionel-Boulet J3X 1S2 Varennes Quebec Canada
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- NanoBioPhotonics; Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC); Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, CEA; 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- NanoBioPhotonics; Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC); Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, CEA; 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS); Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications; Université du Québec1650; Boulevard Lionel-Boulet J3X 1S2 Varennes Quebec Canada
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- NanoBioPhotonics; Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC); Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, CEA; 91405 Orsay Cedex France
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Naik GV, Welch AJ, Briggs JA, Solomon ML, Dionne JA. Hot-Carrier-Mediated Photon Upconversion in Metal-Decorated Quantum Wells. NANO LETTERS 2017; 17:4583-4587. [PMID: 28661675 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b00900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Manipulating the frequency of electromagnetic waves forms the core of many modern technologies, ranging from imaging and spectroscopy to radio and optical communication. The process of converting photons from higher to lower energy is easily accomplished and technologically widespread. However, upconversion, which is the process of converting lower-energy photons into higher-energy photons, is still a growing field of study with nascent applications and burgeoning interest. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a new photon upconversion technique mediated by hot carriers in plasmonic nanostructures. Hot holes and hot electrons generated via plasmon decay in illuminated metal nanoparticles are injected into an adjacent semiconductor quantum well where they radiatively recombine to emit higher-energy photons. Using GaN/InGaN quantum wells decorated with gold and silver nanoparticles, we show photon upconversion from 2.4 to 2.8 eV. The process scales linearly with illumination power and enables both geometry- and polarization-based tunability. The conversion of plasmonic losses into upconverted optical emission has the potential to impact bioimaging, on-chip wavelength conversion, and high-efficiency photovoltaics.
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- Gururaj V Naik
- Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University , 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University , 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University , 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University , 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University , 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Einkauf JD, Clark JM, Paulive A, Tanner GP, de Lill DT. A General Model of Sensitized Luminescence in Lanthanide-Based Coordination Polymers and Metal–Organic Framework Materials. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:5544-5552. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jeffrey D. Einkauf
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, United States
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Goryacheva IY, Sapelkin AV, Sukhorukov GB. Carbon nanodots: Mechanisms of photoluminescence and principles of application. Trends Analyt Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2017.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Shao W, Chen G, Ohulchanskyy TY, Yang C, Ågren H, Prasad PN. A core-multiple shell nanostructure enabling concurrent upconversion and quantum cutting for photon management. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:1934-1941. [PMID: 28098308 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr09713h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Photon management enables the manipulation of the number of input photons by conversion of two or more light quanta into one (upconversion) or vice versa (quantum cutting). Simultaneous realization of both these processes in a single unit provides unique opportunities of efficient utilization of photons throughout a broad spectral range. Yet, concurrent realization of these two parallel optical processes in one single unit remains elusive, limiting its impact on many existing or possible future applications such as for panchromatic photovoltaics. Here, we describe an epitaxial active core/inert shell/active shell/inert shell fluoride nanostructure to implement upconversion and quantum cutting within spatially confined and isolated rare-earth-doped active domains. The core area transforms infrared photons through trivalent erbium (Er3+) ions into three- and two-photon upconverted visible and near infrared luminescence, while the second shell domain splits an excitation photon into two near infrared photons through cooperative quantum cutting from one trivalent terbium ion (Tb3+) to two trivalent ytterbium ions (Yb3+). The inert layer in between the active domains is able to effectively suppress the destructive interference between upconversion and quantum cutting, while the outermost inert shell is able to eliminate surface-related quenching. This design enables the colloidal core/multishell nanoparticles to have an upconversion quantum yield of ∼1.6%, and to have a luminescence yield of the quantum cutting process as high as ∼130%. This work constitutes a solid step for flexible photon management in a single nanostructure, and has an implication for photonic applications beyond photovoltaics.
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- Wei Shao
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, People's Republic of China. and Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics and Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, People's Republic of China. and Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics and Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA.
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- Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics and Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA.
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Key Laboratory of Micro-systems and Micro-structures, Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry & Biology, Royal Institute of Technology, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics and Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA.
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Shen B, Cheng S, Gu Y, Ni D, Gao Y, Su Q, Feng W, Li F. Revisiting the optimized doping ratio in core/shell nanostructured upconversion particles. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:1964-1971. [PMID: 28098332 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr07687d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The development of rare-earth doped upconversion nanoparticles (RE-UCNPs) in various applications is fuelling the demand for nanoparticles with highly enhanced upconversion luminescence (UCL). Although the core/shell structure is proved to enhance the UCL effectively, there is still plenty of room to further improve the UCL by optimizing the doping ratio of the materials. In this article, a general strategy is demonstrated to achieve highly-enhanced visible UCL in core/shell nanostructured NaREF4 by increasing the doping ratio of Yb3+ in the core region. The energy transfer from RE-UCNPs to surface quenching sites through Yb3+-Yb3+ energy migration is demonstrated to be the main reason for restricting the doping ratio of Yb3+. Notable UCL enhancement (ca. 15 times) of core/shell structured α-NaYF4:Yb,Er@CaF2 nanoparticles is observed by increasing the concentration of Yb3+ to 98 mol%. The highly-enhanced visible UCL signal is used to guide the lymphatic vessel resection with the naked eye.
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- Bin Shen
- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institute of Biomedicine Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China.
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Fu Y, Fang C, Ren Z, Xu G, Li X, Han G. Constructing Implantable SrTiO3:Yb,Ho Nanofibers for NIR-Triggered and Optically Monitored Chemotherapy. Chemistry 2017; 23:2423-2431. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yike Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Zhejiang University; 38 Zheda Road Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Zhejiang University; 38 Zheda Road Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Zhejiang University; 38 Zheda Road Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Zhejiang University; 38 Zheda Road Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Zhejiang University; 38 Zheda Road Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials; School of Materials Science and Engineering; Zhejiang University; 38 Zheda Road Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
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Näreoja T, Deguchi T, Christ S, Peltomaa R, Prabhakar N, Fazeli E, Perälä N, Rosenholm JM, Arppe R, Soukka T, Schäferling M. Ratiometric Sensing and Imaging of Intracellular pH Using Polyethylenimine-Coated Photon Upconversion Nanoprobes. Anal Chem 2017; 89:1501-1508. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Tuomas Näreoja
- Laboratory
of Biophysics, Institute of Biomedicine and Medical Research Laboratories, University of Turku, Tykistökatu 6A, 20520 Turku, Finland
- Department
of Neurosciences, Karolinska Institutet, von Eulers väg 3, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Laboratory
of Biophysics, Institute of Biomedicine and Medical Research Laboratories, University of Turku, Tykistökatu 6A, 20520 Turku, Finland
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- Department
of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, University of Turku, Tykistökatu
6A, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
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- Department
of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, University of Turku, Tykistökatu
6A, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
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- Pharmaceutical
Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6A, 20520 Turku, Finland
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- Laboratory
of Biophysics, Institute of Biomedicine and Medical Research Laboratories, University of Turku, Tykistökatu 6A, 20520 Turku, Finland
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- Department
of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, University of Turku, Tykistökatu
6A, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
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- Pharmaceutical
Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6A, 20520 Turku, Finland
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- Department
of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, University of Turku, Tykistökatu
6A, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
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- Department
of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, University of Turku, Tykistökatu
6A, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
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- BAM − Federal Institute of Materials Research and Testing, Division 1.10 Biophotonics, Richard-Willstätter-Straße 11, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Zhu X, Su Q, Feng W, Li F. Anti-Stokes shift luminescent materials for bio-applications. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:1025-1039. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00415f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review presents comprehensive discussions about three types of anti-Stokes luminescent materials and summarizes recent advances in their bioapplications.
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- Xingjun Zhu
- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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- Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
- China
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Hemmer E, Acosta-Mora P, Méndez-Ramos J, Fischer S. Optical nanoprobes for biomedical applications: shining a light on upconverting and near-infrared emitting nanoparticles for imaging, thermal sensing, and photodynamic therapy. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:4365-4392. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb00403f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Shining a light on spectrally converting lanthanide (Ln3+)-doped nanoparticles: progress, trends, and challenges in Ln3+-nanoprobes for near-infrared bioimaging, nanothermometry, and photodynamic therapy.
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- E. Hemmer
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
- University of Ottawa
- Ottawa (ON)
- Canada
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- Departamento de Fíísica
- Universidad de La Laguna
- Tenerife
- Spain
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- Departamento de Fíísica
- Universidad de La Laguna
- Tenerife
- Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California—Berkeley
- Berkeley
- USA
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Chen B, Liu Y, Xiao Y, Chen X, Li Y, Li M, Qiao X, Fan X, Wang F. Amplifying Excitation-Power Sensitivity of Photon Upconversion in a NaYbF 4:Ho Nanostructure for Direct Visualization of Electromagnetic Hotspots. J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:4916-4921. [PMID: 27934040 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Controlling excitation power is the most convenient approach to dynamically tuning upconversion that is essential for a variety of studies. However, this approach suffers from a significant constraint due to insensitive response of most upconversion systems to excitation power. Here we present a study of amplifying excitation power-sensitivity of upconversion in Ho3+ ions through the use of a NaYbF4 host. Mechanistic investigation reveals that the sensitive response of Ho3+ upconversion to excitation power stems from maximal use of the incident energy enabled by concentrated Yb3+ sensitizers. This allows us to sensitively tune the red-to-green emission intensity ratio from 0.37 to 5.19 by increasing the excitation power from 1.25 to 46.25 W cm-2, which represents a 5.6-fold amplification of the tunability (from 0.19 to 0.49) offered by Yb/Ho (19/1 mol %) codoped NaYF4. Our results highlight that the excitation-power sensitive upconversion emission can be exploited to experimentally visualize electromagnetic hotspots.
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- Bing Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
- City Universities of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute , Shenzhen 518057, China
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Yan C, Zhao H, Perepichka DF, Rosei F. Lanthanide Ion Doped Upconverting Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Structure and Properties. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:3888-3907. [PMID: 27345736 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201601565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Lanthanide doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) have emerged as a new class of luminescent materials, with major discoveries and overall significant progress during the last decade. Unlike multiphoton absorption in organic dyes or semiconductor quantum dots, lanthanide doped UCNPs involve real intermediate quantum states and convert infrared (IR) into visible light via sequential electronic excitation. The relatively high efficiency of this process even at low radiation flux makes UCNPs particularly attractive for many current and emerging areas of technology. The aim of this article is to highlight several recent advances in this rapidly growing field, emphasizing the relationships between structure and properties of UCNPs. Additionally, various strategies developed for the synthesis of UCNPs with a focus on the various synthetic approaches that yield high-quality monodisperse samples with controlled size, shape and crystalline phase are reviewed. Emerging synthetic approaches towards designed structure to improve the optical and electronic properties of UCNPs are discussed. Finally, recent examples of applications of UCNPs in biomedical and optoelectronics research, giving our own perspectives on future directions and emerging possibilities of the field are described.
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- Chenglin Yan
- Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3×1S2, Varennes, QC, Canada
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- Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3×1S2, Varennes, QC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, H3A 0B8, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Center for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures, McGill University, H3A 0B8, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boul. Lionel Boulet, J3×1S2, Varennes, QC, Canada
- Center for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures, McGill University, H3A 0B8, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Institute for Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, PR China
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Luminescence Monitoring of Temporal Changes and Efficiency of Tissue Optical Clearing by NIR-Excited Upconversion Particles. BIONANOSCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s12668-016-0201-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fukushima S, Furukawa T, Niioka H, Ichimiya M, Sannomiya T, Tanaka N, Onoshima D, Yukawa H, Baba Y, Ashida M, Miyake J, Araki T, Hashimoto M. Correlative near-infrared light and cathodoluminescence microscopy using Y2O3:Ln, Yb (Ln = Tm, Er) nanophosphors for multiscale, multicolour bioimaging. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25950. [PMID: 27185264 PMCID: PMC4869039 DOI: 10.1038/srep25950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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This paper presents a new correlative bioimaging technique using Y2O3:Tm, Yb and Y2O3:Er, Yb nanophosphors (NPs) as imaging probes that emit luminescence excited by both near-infrared (NIR) light and an electron beam. Under 980 nm NIR light irradiation, the Y2O3:Tm, Yb and Y2O3:Er, Yb NPs emitted NIR luminescence (NIRL) around 810 nm and 1530 nm, respectively, and cathodoluminescence at 455 nm and 660 nm under excitation of accelerated electrons, respectively. Multimodalities of the NPs were confirmed in correlative NIRL/CL imaging and their locations were visualized at the same observation area in both NIRL and CL images. Using CL microscopy, the NPs were visualized at the single-particle level and with multicolour. Multiscale NIRL/CL bioimaging was demonstrated through in vivo and in vitro NIRL deep-tissue observations, cellular NIRL imaging, and high-spatial resolution CL imaging of the NPs inside cells. The location of a cell sheet transplanted onto the back muscle fascia of a hairy rat was visualized through NIRL imaging of the Y2O3:Er, Yb NPs. Accurate positions of cells through the thickness (1.5 mm) of a tissue phantom were detected by NIRL from the Y2O3:Tm, Yb NPs. Further, locations of the two types of NPs inside cells were observed using CL microscopy.
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- S Fukushima
- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Institute for NanoScience Design, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan.,School of Engineering, The University of Shiga Prefecture, 2500 Hassaka-cho, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
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- Department of Innovative and Engineered Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
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- Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC), RIKEN, 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan
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- Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.,ImPACT Research Center for Advanced Nanobiodevices, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- ImPACT Research Center for Advanced Nanobiodevices, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.,Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.,ImPACT Research Center for Advanced Nanobiodevices, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.,Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.,Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14, Hayashi-cho, Taka matsu 761-0395, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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