Lanthanide-doped luminescent nano-bioprobes: from fundamentals to biodetection

Core/Shell NaGdF4:Nd3+/NaGdF4 Nanocrystals with Efficient Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Downconversion Photoluminescence for Bioimaging Applications

(2012) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Covalently Assembled NIR Nanoplatform for Simultaneous Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer Cells

(2012) Kai Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Up-Conversion Cell Imaging and pH-Induced Thermally Controlled Drug Release from NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@Hydrogel Core–Shell Hybrid Microspheres

(2012) Yunlu Dai et al.   ACS Nano

Mn2+ Dopant-Controlled Synthesis of NaYF4:Yb/Er Upconversion Nanoparticles for in vivo Imaging and Drug Delivery

(2012) Gan Tian et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Upconversion Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Based Biosensor for Ultrasensitive Detection of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in Blood

(2012) Yuhui Wang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Biomimetic Surface Engineering of Lanthanide-Doped Upconversion Nanoparticles as Versatile Bioprobes

(2012) Le-Le Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Water-stable NaLuF4-based upconversion nanophosphors with long-term validity for multimodal lymphatic imaging

(2012) Jing Zhou et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Functionalized mesoporous silica materials for controlled drug delivery

(2012) Piaoping Yang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Lanthanide-Doped Inorganic Nanocrystals as Luminescent Biolabels

(2012) Qiang Ju et al.   COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY & HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING

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

(2012) Noah J. J. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Amine-Functionalized Lanthanide-Doped Zirconia Nanoparticles: Optical Spectroscopy, Time-Resolved Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Biodetection, and Targeted Imaging

(2012) Yongsheng Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Lanthanide-Doped NaxScF3+x Nanocrystals: Crystal Structure Evolution and Multicolor Tuning

(2012) Xue Teng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

An Effective Polymer Cross-Linking Strategy To Obtain Stable Dispersions of Upconverting NaYF4 Nanoparticles in Buffers and Biological Growth Media for Biolabeling Applications

(2012) Guicheng Jiang et al.   LANGMUIR

Controlled synthesis and optical spectroscopy of lanthanide-doped KLaF4 nanocrystals

(2012) Rui Liu et al.   Nanoscale

Lanthanide-doped upconverting phosphors for bioassay and therapy

(2012) Huichen Guo et al.   Nanoscale

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

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

Biological Applications of Rare-Earth Based Nanoparticles

(2011) Cedric Bouzigues et al.   ACS Nano

Electrospinning Preparation and Drug-Delivery Properties of an Up-conversion Luminescent Porous NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+@Silica Fiber Nanocomposite

(2011) Zhiyao Hou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Dual Phase-Controlled Synthesis of Uniform Lanthanide-Doped NaGdF4 Upconversion Nanocrystals Via an OA/Ionic Liquid Two-Phase System for In Vivo Dual-Modality Imaging

(2011) Meng He et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

(2011) Feng Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Biosensing Platform Based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer from Upconverting Nanocrystals to Graphene Oxide

(2011) Cuiling Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Single-Band Upconversion Emission in Lanthanide-Doped KMnF3Nanocrystals

(2011) Juan Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Long-Term Real-Time Tracking of Lanthanide Ion Doped Upconverting Nanoparticles in Living Cells

(2011) Sang Hwan Nam et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Time-Resolved FRET Biosensor Based on Amine-Functionalized Lanthanide-Doped NaYF4 Nanocrystals

(2011) Datao Tu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Upconverting Nanoparticles

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

High-quality water-soluble and surface-functionalized upconversion nanocrystals as luminescent probes for bioimaging

(2011) Tianye Cao et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Phase transition from hexagonal LnF3 (Ln = La, Ce, Pr) to cubic Ln0.8M0.2F2.8 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) nanocrystals with enhanced upconversion induced by alkaline-earth doping

(2011) Daqin Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A general strategy for the synthesis of upconversion rare earth fluoride nanocrystals via a novel OA/ionic liquid two-phase system

(2011) Meng He et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Efficient fluorescence resonance energy transfer between upconversion nanophosphors and graphene oxide: a highly sensitive biosensing platform

(2011) Chenghui Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Dopant-induced phase transition: a new strategy of synthesizing hexagonal upconversion NaYF4 at low temperature

(2011) Daqin Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Upconversion nanophosphors for small-animal imaging

(2011) Jing Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Size-Tunable, Ultrasmall NaGdF4Nanoparticles: Insights into Their T1MRI Contrast Enhancement

(2011) Noah J. J. Johnson et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Strong Red-Emitting near-Infrared-to-Visible Upconversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles

(2011) Guangshun Yi et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Lanthanide-Doped Multicolor GdF3 Nanocrystals for Time-Resolved Photoluminescent Biodetection

(2011) Qiang Ju et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Colloidal synthesis and remarkable enhancement of the upconversion luminescence of BaGdF5:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles by active-shell modification

(2011) Dongmei Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

A facile method to synthesize superparamagnetic and up-conversion luminescent NaYF4:Yb, Er/Tm@SiO2@Fe3O4 nanocomposite particles and their bioapplication

(2011) Dan Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

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

(2011) Daqin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Water dispersible ultra-small multifunctional KGdF4:Tm3+, Yb3+ nanoparticles with near-infrared to near-infrared upconversion

(2011) Hon-Tung Wong et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Sub-10 nm Hexagonal Lanthanide-Doped NaLuF4Upconversion Nanocrystals for Sensitive Bioimaging in Vivo

(2011) Qian Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Amine-Functionalized Lanthanide-Doped KGdF4 Nanocrystals as Potential Optical/Magnetic Multimodal Bioprobes

(2011) Qiang Ju et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Mesoporous Multifunctional Upconversion Luminescent and Magnetic “Nanorattle” Materials for Targeted Chemotherapy

(2011) Fan Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

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

(2011) Nicoleta Bogdan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Upconversion nanoparticles: synthesis, surface modification and biological applications

(2011) Meng Wang et al.   Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Eu3+ doped KYF4 nanocrystals: synthesis, electronic structure, and optical properties

(2011) Yanhua Wang et al.   Nanoscale

Simultaneous synthesis and functionalization of water-soluble up-conversion nanoparticles for in-vitro cell and nude mouse imaging

(2011) Zhen-Ling Wang et al.   Nanoscale

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

(2011) Guanying Chen et al.   Nanoscale

Tuning upconversion through energy migration in core–shell nanoparticles

(2011) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Rare-Earth Upconverting Nanobarcodes for Multiplexed Biological Detection

(2011) Fan Zhang et al.   Small

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

(2011) Wenqin Luo et al.   Small

Ultrasmall Monodisperse NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ Nanocrystals with Enhanced Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Upconversion Photoluminescence

(2010) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

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

(2010) Shili Gai et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Biocompatible Bright YVO4:Eu Nanoparticles as Versatile Optical Bioprobes

(2010) Jie Shen 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

Optical Ammonia Sensor Based on Upconverting Luminescent Nanoparticles

(2010) Heike S. Mader et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Luminescent Sensing of Oxygen Using a Quenchable Probe and Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2010) Daniela E. Achatz et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

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

Neurotoxin-conjugated upconversion nanoprobes for direct visualization of tumors under near-infrared irradiation

(2010) Xue-Feng Yu 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

Superparamagnetic and upconversion emitting Fe3O4/NaYF4 : Yb,Er hetero-nanoparticles via a crosslinker anchoring strategy

(2010) Jie Shen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

Optical spectroscopy of lanthanides doped in wide band-gap semiconductor nanocrystals

(2010) Yongsheng Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE

A versatile fabrication of upconversion nanophosphors with functional-surface tunable ligands

(2010) Jing Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Rare earth fluoride nano-/microcrystals: synthesis, surface modification and application

(2010) Chunxia Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Controllable and white upconversion luminescence in BaYF5:Ln3+(Ln = Yb, Er, Tm) nanocrystals

(2010) Cuimiao Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Modifying the Size and Shape of Monodisperse Bifunctional Alkaline-Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals through Lanthanide Doping

(2010) Daqin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Generalized Ligand-Exchange Strategy Enabling Sequential Surface Functionalization of Colloidal Nanocrystals

(2010) Angang Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ionic Liquid-Based Route to Spherical NaYF4Nanoclusters with the Assistance of Microwave Radiation and Their Multicolor Upconversion Luminescence

(2010) Cheng Chen et al.   LANGMUIR

Gadolinium Oxide Ultranarrow Nanorods as Multimodal Contrast Agents for Optical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

(2010) Gautom Kumar Das et al.   LANGMUIR

Dopant-controlled synthesis of water-soluble hexagonal NaYF4 nanorods with efficient upconversion fluorescence for multicolor bioimaging

(2010) Xuefeng Yu et al.   Nano Research

Poly (acrylic acid)-capped lanthanide-doped BaFCl nanocrystals: synthesis and optical properties

(2010) Qiang Ju et al.   Nanoscale

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Bright white upconversion emission from Yb3+, Er3+, and Tm3+-codoped Gd2O3 nanotubes

(2010) Kezhi Zheng et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Small Upconverting Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

(2010) Dev K. Chatterjee et al.   Small

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

(2009) Meng Wang et al.   ACS Nano

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

Clean and Flexible Modification Strategy for Carboxyl/Aldehyde-Functionalized Upconversion Nanoparticles and Their Optical Applications

(2009) Huan-Ping Zhou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Combined Optical and MR Bioimaging Using Rare Earth Ion Doped NaYF4Nanocrystals

(2009) Rajiv Kumar et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Synthesis of Luminescent ZrO2:Eu3+Nanoparticles and Their Holographic Sub-Micrometer Patterning in Polymer Composites

(2009) Tsedev Ninjbadgar et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Dual-Mode Luminescent Colloidal Spheres from Monodisperse Rare-Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals

(2009) Peng Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nonblinking and Nonbleaching Upconverting Nanoparticles as an Optical Imaging Nanoprobe and T1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent

(2009) Yong Il Park et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2009) Venkataramanan Mahalingam et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Upconverting phosphors in a dual-parameter LRET-based hybridization assay

(2009) Terhi Rantanen et al.   ANALYST

Immunoassay of Goat Antihuman Immunoglobulin G Antibody Based on Luminescence Resonance Energy Transfer between Near-Infrared Responsive NaYF4:Yb, Er Upconversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles and Gold Nanoparticles

(2009) Meng Wang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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

(2009) Mengxiao Yu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Luminescent Terbium Protein Labels for Time-Resolved Microscopy and Screening

(2009) Harsha E. Rajapakse et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Tracking transplanted cells in live animal using upconversion fluorescent nanoparticles

(2009) Niagara Muhammad Idris et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Synthesis, characterization, and in vivo targeted imaging of amine-functionalized rare-earth up-converting nanophosphors

(2009) Li-Qin Xiong et al.   BIOMATERIALS

A magnetic, luminescent and mesoporous core–shell structured composite material as drug carrier

(2009) Piaoping Yang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Ionothermal synthesis of hexagonal-phase NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+/Tm3+ upconversion nanophosphors

(2009) Xiaomin Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Facile EG/ionic liquid interfacial synthesis of uniform RE3+doped NaYF4nanocubes

(2009) Chao Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Recent advances in the chemistry of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals

(2009) Feng Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Lanthanide luminescence for functional materials and bio-sciences

(2009) Svetlana V. Eliseeva et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Lanthanide Luminescent Bioprobes (LLBs)

(2009) Jean-Claude G. Bünzli   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Controlled Synthesis and Water Dispersibility of Hexagonal Phase NaGdF4:Ho3+/Yb3+Nanoparticles

(2009) Rafik Naccache et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Near-Infrared-to-Blue Upconversion in Colloidal BaYF5:Tm3+, Yb3+Nanocrystals

(2009) Fiorenzo Vetrone et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Multimodal-Luminescence Core-Shell Nanocomposites for Targeted Imaging of Tumor Cells

(2009) He Hu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Sensitized Ce3+and Gd3+Ultraviolet Emissions by Tm3+in Colloidal LiYF4Nanocrystals

(2009) Venkataramanan Mahalingam et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Uniform Alkaline Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals with Diverse Shapes Grown from Thermolysis of Metal Trifluoroacetates in Hot Surfactant Solutions

(2009) Ya-Ping Du et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

One-step synthesis and characterization of water-soluble NaYF4:Yb,Er/Polymer nanoparticles with efficient up-conversion fluorescence

(2009) Meng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Time-Resolved Fluorescent Resonance Energy Transfer Assay for Simple and Rapid Detection of Anti-Brucella Antibodies in Ruminant Serum Samples

(2009) J. A. McGiven et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Hexanedioic acid mediated surface–ligand-exchange process for transferring NaYF4:Yb/Er (or Yb/Tm) up-converting nanoparticles from hydrophobic to hydrophilic

(2009) Qingbin Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Monodisperse, size-tunable and highly efficient β-NaYF4:Yb,Er(Tm) up-conversion luminescent nanospheres: controllable synthesis and their surface modifications

(2009) Chenghui Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Structural and optical investigation of colloidal Ln3+/Yb3+ co-doped KY3F10 nanocrystals

(2009) Venkataramanan Mahalingam et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Optical Spectroscopy of Eu3+-Doped BaFCl Nanocrystals

(2009) Qiang Ju et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Host-Sensitized Luminescence of Nd3+and Sm3+Ions Incorporated in Anatase Titania Nanocrystals

(2009) Wenqin Luo et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Hard Proof of the NaYF4/NaGdF4Nanocrystal Core/Shell Structure

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

Upconversion Luminescence of Monodisperse CaF2:Yb3+/Er3+Nanocrystals

(2009) Guofeng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Upconversion for White Light Generation by a Single Compound

(2009) Jiwei Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hybrid Lanthanide Nanoparticles with Paramagnetic Shell Coated on Upconversion Fluorescent Nanocrystals

(2009) Zhengquan Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Highly Sensitive and Selective Label-Free Optical Detection of DNA Hybridization Based on Photon Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2009) Manoj Kumar et al.   LANGMUIR

Surface Modification of Upconverting NaYF4Nanoparticles with PEG−Phosphate Ligands for NIR (800 nm) Biolabeling within the Biological Window

(2009) John-Christopher Boyer et al.   LANGMUIR

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

(2009) Fiorenzo Vetrone et al.   Nanoscale

Ultraviolet and violet upconversion fluorescence of europium (III) doped in YF_3 nanocrystals

(2009) Lili Wang et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

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

(2009) S. Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mesoporous-Silica-Coated Up-Conversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Photodynamic Therapy

(2009) Hai Sheng Qian et al.   Small

Cation Exchange in Lanthanide Fluoride Nanoparticles

(2008) Cunhai Dong et al.   ACS Nano

A Four-Color Colloidal Multiplexing Nanoparticle System

(2008) Oliver Ehlert et al.   ACS Nano

Nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy: An emerging paradigm

(2008) Dev Kumar Chatterjee et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Highly Efficient Fluorescence of NdF3/SiO2Core/Shell Nanoparticles and the Applications for in vivo NIR Detection

(2008) Xue-Feng Yu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Up- and Down-Conversion Cubic Zirconia and Hafnia Nanobelts

(2008) Changlong Jiang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multicolor Core/Shell-Structured Upconversion Fluorescent Nanoparticles

(2008) Zhengquan Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Monodisperse BaF2Nanocrystals: Phases, Size Transitions, and Self-Assembly

(2008) Ting Xie et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Fluorescence-Quenching-Based Enzyme-Activity Assay by Using Photon Upconversion

(2008) Terhi Rantanen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Biocompatibility of silica coated NaYF4 upconversion fluorescent nanocrystals

(2008) Rufaihah Abdul Jalil et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Highly sensitive and selective oligonucleotide sensor for sickle cell disease gene using photon upconverting nanoparticles

(2008) Manoj Kumar et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Synthesis and evaluation of Gd-DTPA-labeled arabinogalactans as potential MRI contrast agents

(2008) Weisheng Li et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Uniform Colloidal Alkaline Earth Metal Fluoride Nanocrystals: Nonhydrolytic Synthesis and Luminescence Properties

(2008) Zewei Quan et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Controlled Synthesis, Formation Mechanism, and Great Enhancement of Red Upconversion Luminescence of NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+Nanocrystals/Submicroplates at Low Doping Level

(2008) Junwei Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Resonance Energy Transfer in Steady-State and Time-Decay Fluoro-Immunoassays for Lanthanide Nanoparticles Based on Biotin and Avidin Affinity

(2008) Jian-Qin Gu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Optical Spectroscopy of Eu3+Doped ZnO Nanocrystals

(2008) Yongsheng Liu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Evidence of Trivalent Europium Incorporated in Anatase TiO2 Nanocrystals with Multiple Sites

(2008) Wenqin Luo et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

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

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

Versatile Synthesis Strategy for Carboxylic Acid−functionalized Upconverting Nanophosphors as Biological Labels

(2008) Zhigang Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Two-phase solvothermal synthesis of rare-earth doped NaYF4 upconversion fluorescent nanocrystals

(2008) Meng Wang et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

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

Hydrothermal synthesis of hexagonal lanthanide-doped LaF3nanoplates with bright upconversion luminescence

(2008) He Hu et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Quantum dots versus organic dyes as fluorescent labels

(2008) Ute Resch-Genger et al.   NATURE METHODS

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

(2007) D CHATTERJEE et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Monodisperse silicananoparticles encapsulating upconversion fluorescent and superparamagnetic nanocrystals

(2007) Zhaoyang Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Luminescent Monodisperse Nanocrystals of Lanthanide Oxyfluorides Synthesized from Trifluoroacetate Precursors in High-Boiling Solvents

(2007) Ya-Ping Du et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C