Upconversion nanoparticles dramatically promote plant growth without toxicity

Controlled synthesis and optical spectroscopy of lanthanide-doped KLaF4 nanocrystals

(2012) Rui Liu et al.   Nanoscale

Lanthanide-Doped Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Optical-Magnetic Properties, and Applications

(2011) Guofeng Wang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

18F-Labeled Magnetic-Upconversion Nanophosphors via Rare-Earth Cation-Assisted Ligand Assembly

(2011) Qian Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2011) Markus Haase et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Upconversion nanophosphors for small-animal imaging

(2011) Jing Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Er3+-Doped Anatase TiO2 Nanocrystals: Crystal-Field Levels, Excited-State Dynamics, Upconversion, and Defect Luminescence

(2011) Wenqin Luo et al.   Small

Synthesis of Magnetic, Up-Conversion Luminescent, and Mesoporous Core-Shell-Structured Nanocomposites as Drug Carriers

(2010) Shili Gai et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A Strategy to Achieve Efficient Dual-Mode Luminescence of Eu3+ in Lanthanides Doped Multifunctional NaGdF4 Nanocrystals

(2010) Yongsheng Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Upconversion nanoparticles in biological labeling, imaging, and therapy

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   ANALYST

Plasmonic Modulation of the Upconversion Fluorescence in NaYF4:Yb/Tm Hexaplate Nanocrystals Using Gold Nanoparticles or Nanoshells

(2010) Hua Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Long-term in vivo biodistribution imaging and toxicity of polyacrylic acid-coated upconversion nanophosphors

(2010) Liqin Xiong et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Dual-modality in vivo imaging using rare-earth nanocrystals with near-infrared to near-infrared (NIR-to-NIR) upconversion luminescence and magnetic resonance properties

(2010) Jing Zhou et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Fluorine-18-labeled Gd3+/Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped NaYF4 nanophosphors for multimodality PET/MR/UCL imaging

(2010) Jing Zhou et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Drug delivery with upconversion nanoparticles for multi-functional targeted cancer cell imaging and therapy

(2010) Chao Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

A “Neck-Formation” Strategy for an Antiquenching Magnetic/Upconversion Fluorescent Bimodal Cancer Probe

(2010) Feng Chen et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Upconverting luminescent nanoparticles for use in bioconjugation and bioimaging

(2010) Heike S Mader et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Highly-sensitive multiplexed in vivo imaging using pegylated upconversion nanoparticles

(2010) Liang Cheng et al.   Nano Research

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Carbon Nanotubes Are Able To Penetrate Plant Seed Coat and Dramatically Affect Seed Germination and Plant Growth

(2009) Mariya Khodakovskaya et al.   ACS Nano

Immunolabeling and NIR-Excited Fluorescent Imaging of HeLa Cells by Using NaYF4:Yb,Er Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2009) Meng Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Colloidal Tm3+/Yb3+-Doped LiYF4Nanocrystals: Multiple Luminescence Spanning the UV to NIR Regions via Low-Energy Excitation

(2009) Venkataramanan Mahalingam et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Laser Scanning Up-Conversion Luminescence Microscopy for Imaging Cells Labeled with Rare-Earth Nanophosphors

(2009) Mengxiao Yu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Intracellular imaging of HeLa cells by non-functionalized NaYF4 : Er3+, Yb3+upconverting nanoparticles

(2009) Fiorenzo Vetrone et al.   Nanoscale

Multicolor Core/Shell-Structured Upconversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles

(2008) Zhengquan Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High Contrast in Vitro and in Vivo Photoluminescence Bioimaging Using Near Infrared to Near Infrared Up-Conversion in Tm3+and Yb3+Doped Fluoride Nanophosphors

(2008) Marcin Nyk et al.   NANO LETTERS