Hybrid upconversion nanomaterials for optogenetic neuronal control

Upconverting nanoparticles: a versatile platform for wide-field two-photon microscopy and multi-modal in vivo imaging

(2015) Yong Il Park et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Temporal full-colour tuning through non-steady-state upconversion

(2015) Renren Deng et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Dual-Targeting Upconversion Nanoprobes across the Blood–Brain Barrier for Magnetic Resonance/Fluorescence Imaging of Intracranial Glioblastoma

(2014) Dalong Ni et al.   ACS Nano

Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design, Nanochemistry, and Applications in Theranostics

(2014) Guanying Chen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Independent optical excitation of distinct neural populations

(2014) Nathan C Klapoetke et al.   NATURE METHODS

Noninvasive optical inhibition with a red-shifted microbial rhodopsin

(2014) Amy S Chuong et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Nanotools for Neuroscience and Brain Activity Mapping

(2013) A. Paul Alivisatos et al.   ACS Nano

Prevalence of Anisotropic Shell Growth in Rare Earth Core–Shell Upconversion Nanocrystals

(2013) Chao Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

Near-Infrared Light Photocontrolled Targeting, Bioimaging, and Chemotherapy with Caged Upconversion Nanoparticles in Vitro and in Vivo

(2013) Yi-Hsin Chien et al.   ACS Nano

Recent Advances in Design and Fabrication of Upconversion Nanoparticles and Their Safe Theranostic Applications

(2013) Zhanjun Gu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Balancing power density based quantum yield characterization of upconverting nanoparticles for arbitrary excitation intensities

(2013) Haichun Liu et al.   Nanoscale

ReaChR: a red-shifted variant of channelrhodopsin enables deep transcranial optogenetic excitation

(2013) John Y Lin et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

High-Resolution Fluorescence Diffuse Optical Tomography Developed with Nonlinear Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2012) Can T. Xu et al.   ACS Nano

Light-Controlled Tools

(2012) Clara Brieke et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

PLGA-based nanoparticles: An overview of biomedical applications

(2012) Fabienne Danhier et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Direct Imaging the Upconversion Nanocrystal Core/Shell Structure at the Subnanometer Level: Shell Thickness Dependence in Upconverting Optical Properties

(2012) Fan Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Two-photon optogenetics of dendritic spines and neural circuits

(2012) Adam M Packer et al.   NATURE METHODS

Two-photon optogenetic toolbox for fast inhibition, excitation and bistable modulation

(2012) Rohit Prakash et al.   NATURE METHODS

Optogenetic investigation of neural circuits underlying brain disease in animal models

(2012) Kay M. Tye et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

The Microbial Opsin Family of Optogenetic Tools

(2011) Feng Zhang et al.   CELL

Synthesis of Ligand-Free Colloidally Stable Water Dispersible Brightly Luminescent Lanthanide-Doped Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2011) Nicoleta Bogdan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Optogenetics in Neural Systems

(2011) Ofer Yizhar et al.   NEURON

Upconversion nanoparticles in biological labeling, imaging, and therapy

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   ANALYST

Direct Evidence of a Surface Quenching Effect on Size-Dependent Luminescence of Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Optogenetic interrogation of neural circuits: technology for probing mammalian brain structures

(2010) Feng Zhang et al.   Nature Protocols

The support of neural stem cells transplanted into stroke-induced brain cavities by PLGA particles

(2009) Ellen Bible et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Characterization of Engineered Channelrhodopsin Variants with Improved Properties and Kinetics

(2009) John Y. Lin et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Recent advances in the chemistry of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals

(2009) Feng Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Biomaterials for promoting brain protection, repair and regeneration

(2009) Gorka Orive et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Upconversion Multicolor Fine-Tuning: Visible to Near-Infrared Emission from Lanthanide-Doped NaYF4Nanoparticles

(2008) Feng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

An efficient and user-friendly method for the synthesis of hexagonal-phase NaYF4:Yb, Er/Tm nanocrystals with controllable shape and upconversion fluorescence

(2008) Zhengquan Li et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY