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PEGylated hybrid ytterbia nanoparticles as high-performance diagnostic probes for in vivo magnetic resonance and X-ray computed tomography imaging with low systemic toxicity

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Controlled Synthesis and Single-Particle Imaging of Bright, Sub-10 nm Lanthanide-Doped Upconverting Nanocrystals

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Up-Conversion Luminescent and Porous NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+@SiO2 Nanocomposite Fibers for Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery and Cell Imaging

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N-Type Colloidal-Quantum-Dot Solids for Photovoltaics

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Long-circulating Er3+-doped Yb2O3 up-conversion nanoparticle as an in vivo X-Ray CT imaging contrast agent

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Sandwich-structured upconversion nanoparticles with tunable color for multiplexed cell labeling

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Long-circulating Gd2O3:Yb3+, Er3+ up-conversion nanoprobes as high-performance contrast agents for multi-modality imaging

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Successive Layer-by-Layer Strategy for Multi-Shell Epitaxial Growth: Shell Thickness and Doping Position Dependence in Upconverting Optical Properties

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Cation Exchange: A Facile Method To Make NaYF4:Yb,Tm-NaGdF4 Core–Shell Nanoparticles with a Thin, Tunable, and Uniform Shell

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Hydrophilic, Upconverting, Multicolor, Lanthanide-Doped NaGdF4Nanocrystals as Potential Multifunctional Bioprobes

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A facile synthesis and photoluminescence properties of water-dispersible Re3+ doped CeF3 nanocrystals and solid nanocomposites with polymers

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Microwave-assisted synthesis and up–down conversion luminescent properties of multicolor hydrophilic LaF3:Ln3+nanocrystals

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One-pot synthesis of water-soluble and carboxyl-functionalized β-NaYF4:Yb,Er(Tm) upconversion nanocrystals and their application for bioimaging

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Self-Focusing by Ostwald Ripening: A Strategy for Layer-by-Layer Epitaxial Growth on Upconverting Nanocrystals

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The Effect of Surface Coating on Energy Migration-Mediated Upconversion

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

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Dual-modal fluorescent/magnetic bioprobes based on small sized upconversion nanoparticles of amine-functionalized BaGdF5:Yb/Er

(2012) Songjun Zeng et al.   Nanoscale

A pilot study in non-human primates shows no adverse response to intravenous injection of quantum dots

(2012) Ling Ye et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

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(2012) Edward H. Sargent   Nature Photonics

Multifunctional Nanoparticles: Cost Versus Benefit of Adding Targeting and Imaging Capabilities

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A Strategy for Simultaneously Realizing the Cubic-to-Hexagonal Phase Transition and Controlling the Small Size of NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ Nanocrystals for In Vitro Cell Imaging

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Using 915 nm Laser Excited Tm3+/Er3+/Ho3+-Doped NaYbF4 Upconversion Nanoparticles for in Vitro and Deeper in Vivo Bioimaging without Overheating Irradiation

(2011) Qiuqiang Zhan et al.   ACS Nano

Positive and Negative Lattice Shielding Effects Co-existing in Gd (III) Ion Doped Bifunctional Upconversion Nanoprobes

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Fluorescent Nanorods and Nanospheres for Real-Time In Vivo Probing of Nanoparticle Shape-Dependent Tumor Penetration

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Single-Band Upconversion Emission in Lanthanide-Doped KMnF3Nanocrystals

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A High-Performance Ytterbium-Based Nanoparticulate Contrast Agent for In Vivo X-Ray Computed Tomography Imaging

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Upconverting Nanoparticles for Nanoscale Thermometry

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Multifunctional nanoparticles for upconversion luminescence/MR multimodal imaging and magnetically targeted photothermal therapy

(2011) Liang Cheng et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Breakthrough in concentration quenching threshold of upconversion luminescence via spatial separation of the emitter doping area for bio-applications

(2011) Xiaomin Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Upconversion nanophosphors for small-animal imaging

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Lanthanide activator doped NaYb1−xGdxF4 nanocrystals with tunable down-, up-conversion luminescence and paramagnetic properties

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Critical Shell Thickness of Core/Shell Upconversion Luminescence Nanoplatform for FRET Application

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Monodisperse NaYbF4 : Tm3+/NaGdF4 core/shell nanocrystals with near-infrared to near-infrared upconversion photoluminescence and magnetic resonance properties

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Tuning upconversion through energy migration in core–shell nanoparticles

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Localized surface plasmon resonances arising from free carriers in doped quantum dots

(2011) Joseph M. Luther et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

DNA-based programming of quantum dot valency, self-assembly and luminescence

(2011) Grigory Tikhomirov et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

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

(2010) Yongsheng Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

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Fluorescence nanoparticles “quantum dots” as drug delivery system and their toxicity: a review

(2010) Shirin Ghaderi et al.   JOURNAL OF DRUG TARGETING

Reversible Two-Photon Photoswitching and Two-Photon Imaging of Immunofunctionalized Nanoparticles Targeted to Cancer Cells

(2010) Ming-Qiang Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Morphologically controlled synthesis of colloidal upconversion nanophosphors and their shape-directed self-assembly

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The Active-Core/Active-Shell Approach: A Strategy to Enhance the Upconversion Luminescence in Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles

(2009) Fiorenzo Vetrone et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Recent advances in the chemistry of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals

(2009) Feng Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Hard Proof of the NaYF4/NaGdF4Nanocrystal Core/Shell Structure

(2009) Keith A. Abel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Non-blinking and photostable upconverted luminescence from single lanthanide-doped nanocrystals

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Multicolor Core/Shell-Structured Upconversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles

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

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Synthesis of Hexagonal-Phase Core−Shell NaYF4Nanocrystals with Tunable Upconversion Fluorescence

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Upconversion fluorescence imaging of cells and small animals using lanthanide doped nanocrystals

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