NIR luminescent nanomaterials for biomedical imaging

Graphene Quantum Dots as Universal Fluorophores and Their Use in Revealing Regulated Trafficking of Insulin Receptors in Adipocytes

(2013) Xin Ting Zheng et al.   ACS Nano

Nd3+-Sensitized Upconversion Nanophosphors: Efficient In Vivo Bioimaging Probes with Minimized Heating Effect

(2013) Ye-Fu Wang et al.   ACS Nano

PEGylation and Zwitterionization: Pros and Cons in the Renal Clearance and Tumor Targeting of Near-IR-Emitting Gold Nanoparticles

(2013) Jinbin Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Sub-10 nm Lanthanide-Doped CaF2Nanoprobes for Time-Resolved Luminescent Biodetection

(2013) Wei Zheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Aqueous synthesis of glutathione-coated PbS quantum dots with tunable emission for non-invasive fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared biological window (1000–1400 nm)

(2013) Yuko Nakane et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Spatially Confined Fabrication of Core–Shell Gold Nanocages@Mesoporous Silica for Near-Infrared Controlled Photothermal Drug Release

(2013) Jianping Yang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Luminescent Noble Metal Nanoclusters as an Emerging Optical Probe for Sensor Development

(2013) Xun Yuan et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Photoluminescence study of KMgSO4F:X (X=Cu+ or Dy3+ or Eu3+) halosulfate phosphor

(2013) Anuradha Poddar et al.   JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE

Passive Tumor Targeting of Renal-Clearable Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles: Long Tumor Retention and Fast Normal Tissue Clearance

(2013) Jinbin Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Mechanistic Investigation of Photon Upconversion in Nd3+-Sensitized Core–Shell Nanoparticles

(2013) Xiaoji Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Focusing on luminescent graphene quantum dots: current status and future perspectives

(2013) Lingling Li et al.   Nanoscale

High-resolution three-photon biomedical imaging using doped ZnS nanocrystals

(2013) Jung Ho Yu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Rare-earth-doped biological composites as in vivo shortwave infrared reporters

(2013) D. J. Naczynski et al.   Nature Communications

Engineering the Upconversion Nanoparticle Excitation Wavelength: Cascade Sensitization of Tri-doped Upconversion Colloidal Nanoparticles at 800 nm

(2013) Jie Shen et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

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

Ag2S Quantum Dot: A Bright and Biocompatible Fluorescent Nanoprobe in the Second Near-Infrared Window

(2012) Yan Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

Carbon Dot-Based Inorganic-Organic Nanosystem for Two-Photon Imaging and Biosensing of pH Variation in Living Cells and Tissues

(2012) Biao Kong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Generation of a Library of Non-Toxic Quantum Dots for Cellular Imaging and siRNA Delivery

(2012) Prasad Subramaniam et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Near-Infrared Emitting Radioactive Gold Nanoparticles with Molecular Pharmacokinetics

(2012) Chen Zhou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging with Ag2S Quantum Dots in the Second Near-Infrared Region

(2012) Guosong Hong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Gd3+ complex-modified NaLuF4-based upconversion nanophosphors for trimodality imaging of NIR-to-NIR upconversion luminescence, X-Ray computed tomography and magnetic resonance

(2012) Ao Xia et al.   BIOMATERIALS

A NaYbF4: Tm3+ nanoprobe for CT and NIR-to-NIR fluorescent bimodal imaging

(2012) Huaiyong Xing et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Nano-graphene in biomedicine: theranostic applications

(2012) Kai Yang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

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

(2012) Xiaomin Li et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Review of Long-Wavelength Optical and NIR Imaging Materials: Contrast Agents, Fluorophores, and Multifunctional Nano Carriers

(2012) Vikram J. Pansare et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Controlled Synthesis of Uniform and Monodisperse Upconversion Core/Mesoporous Silica Shell Nanocomposites for Bimodal Imaging

(2012) Jianan Liu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Fluorescent gold and silver nanoclusters for the analysis of biopolymers and cell imaging

(2012) Yen-Chun Shiang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Tunable photoluminescence from the visible to near-infrared wavelength region of non-stoichiometric AgInS2 nanoparticles

(2012) Meilin Dai et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Different sized luminescent gold nanoparticles

(2012) Jie Zheng et al.   Nanoscale

Upconversion nanoparticles and their composite nanostructures for biomedical imaging and cancer therapy

(2012) Liang Cheng et al.   Nanoscale

Multifunctional in vivo vascular imaging using near-infrared II fluorescence

(2012) Guosong Hong et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Broadband dye-sensitized upconversion of near-infrared light

(2012) Wenqiang Zou et al.   Nature Photonics

Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanoprobes for in Vivo Optical Imaging

(2012) Chai-Hoon Quek et al.   Nanomaterials

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

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

Nuclear Targeting Dynamics of Gold Nanoclusters for Enhanced Therapy of HER2+ Breast Cancer

(2011) Yuling Wang et al.   ACS Nano

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

Intense Visible and Near-Infrared Upconversion Photoluminescence in Colloidal LiYF4:Er3+ Nanocrystals under Excitation at 1490 nm

(2011) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Facile Preparation of Multifunctional Upconversion Nanoprobes for Multimodal Imaging and Dual-Targeted Photothermal Therapy

(2011) Liang Cheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles with Efficient Renal Clearance

(2011) Chen Zhou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Upconverting Nanoparticles

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

Upconverting Nanoparticles for Nanoscale Thermometry

(2011) Lorenz H. Fischer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Core–shell NaYF4:Yb3+,Tm3+@FexOy nanocrystals for dual-modality T2-enhanced magnetic resonance and NIR-to-NIR upconversion luminescent imaging of small-animal lymphatic node

(2011) Ao Xia et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Developing luminescent silver nanodots for biological applications

(2011) Sungmoon Choi et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

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

Water soluble carbon nanoparticles: Hydrothermal synthesis and excellent photoluminescence properties

(2011) Xiaodie He et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Facile synthesis and observation of discontinuous red-shift photoluminescence of CdTe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals

(2011) Weiwei Xu et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Beyond the shine: recent progress in applications of nanodiamond

(2011) Anke Krueger   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Size-tunable synthesis of lanthanide-doped Gd2O3nanoparticles and their applications for optical and magnetic resonance imaging

(2011) Liangjun Zhou 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

Ultra-small fluorescent metal nanoclusters: Synthesis and biological applications

(2011) Li Shang et al.   Nano Today

Facile preparation of water-soluble fluorescent gold nanoclusters for cellular imaging applications

(2011) Li Shang et al.   Nanoscale

Near-infrared (1550 nm) in vivo bioimaging based on rare-earth doped ceramic nanophosphors modified with PEG-b-poly(4-vinylbenzylphosphonate)

(2011) Masao Kamimura et al.   Nanoscale

Fluorescent silver nanoclusters

(2011) Isabel Díez et al.   Nanoscale

Facile one-pot synthesis of near-infrared luminescent gold nanoparticles for sensing copper (II)

(2011) Xijuan Tu et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Tuning upconversion through energy migration in core–shell nanoparticles

(2011) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Er-doped and Er, Yb co-doped oxyfluoride glasses and glass–ceramics, structural and optical properties

(2011) Radosław Lisiecki et al.   OPTICAL MATERIALS

Synthesis and spectral properties of colloidal Nd3+ doped NaYF4 nanocrystals

(2011) Artur Bednarkiewicz et al.   OPTICAL MATERIALS

Deep-tissue anatomical imaging of mice using carbon nanotube fluorophores in the second near-infrared window

(2011) K. Welsher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CuInSe/ZnS Core/Shell NIR Quantum Dots for Biomedical Imaging

(2011) Jeaho Park et al.   Small

In Vivo NIR Fluorescence Imaging, Biodistribution, and Toxicology of Photoluminescent Carbon Dots Produced from Carbon Nanotubes and Graphite

(2011) Huiquan Tao et al.   Small

Effective Drug Delivery, In Vitro and In Vivo, by Carbon-Based Nanovectors Noncovalently Loaded with Unmodified Paclitaxel

(2010) Jacob M. Berlin et al.   ACS Nano

Upconversion nanoparticles in biological labeling, imaging, and therapy

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   ANALYST

Near-infrared quantum dots: synthesis, functionalization and analytical applications

(2010) Qiang Ma et al.   ANALYST

Nanoparticulate Functional Materials

(2010) Helmut Goesmann 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

Luminescent Carbon Nanodots: Emergent Nanolights

(2010) Sheila N. Baker et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Optically stimulated heating using Nd3+ doped NaYF4 colloidal near infrared nanophosphors

(2010) A. Bednarkiewicz et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS

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

Size- and Shape-Controlled Synthesis of CdTe and PbTe Nanocrystals Using Tellurium Dioxide as the Tellurium Precursor

(2010) Huaibin Shen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Shape controlled synthesis of tadpole-like and heliotrope seed-like AgInS2 nanocrystals

(2010) Xiaomin Li et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Upconverting luminescent nanoparticles for use in bioconjugation and bioimaging

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

PET/MRI: Paving the Way for the Next Generation of Clinical Multimodality Imaging Applications

(2010) B. J. Pichler et al.   JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles with Mixed Valence States Generated from Dissociation of Polymeric Au(I) Thiolates

(2010) Chen Zhou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Preparation of Luminescent AgInS2−AgGaS2 Solid Solution Nanoparticles and Their Optical Properties

(2010) Taro Uematsu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Near-Infrared Photoluminescent Ag2S Quantum Dots from a Single Source Precursor

(2010) Yaping Du et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Aptamer/Graphene Oxide Nanocomplex forin SituMolecular Probing in Living Cells

(2010) Ying Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Optical amplification in NaYF4:Nd nanoparticle dispersed solution with gain

(2010) L. Xu et al.   LASER PHYSICS LETTERS

Graphene in Mice: Ultrahigh In Vivo Tumor Uptake and Efficient Photothermal Therapy

(2010) Kai Yang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Ultrasmall near-infrared gold nanoclusters for tumor fluorescence imaging in vivo

(2010) Xu Wu et al.   Nanoscale

Absolute quantum yield measurements of colloidal NaYF4: Er3+, Yb3+ upconverting nanoparticles

(2010) John-Christopher Boyer et al.   Nanoscale

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Size-Dependent Cellular Uptake and Expulsion of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Single Particle Tracking and a Generic Uptake Model for Nanoparticles

(2009) Hong Jin et al.   ACS Nano

Photoluminescent Diamond Nanoparticles for Cell Labeling: Study of the Uptake Mechanism in Mammalian Cells

(2009) Orestis Faklaris et al.   ACS Nano

Synthesis of Hexagonal Yb3+,Er3+-Doped NaYF4Nanocrystals at Low Temperature

(2009) Helmut Schäfer et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Upconverting luminescent nanomaterials: application to in vivo bioimaging

(2009) Scott A. Hilderbrand et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

New Strategies for Fluorescent Probe Design in Medical Diagnostic Imaging

(2009) Hisataka Kobayashi et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

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

Shape, Size, and Phase-Controlled Rare-Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals with Optical Up-Conversion Properties

(2009) Fan Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Polyol-Mediated Synthesis of Hexagonal LaF3Nanoplates Using NaNO3as a Mineralizer

(2009) Ruifei Qin et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

One-pot aqueous synthesis of high quality near infrared emitting Cd1−xHgxTe nanocrystals

(2009) Vladimir Lesnyak et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Investigation on type-II Cu2S–CdS core/shell nanocrystals: synthesis and characterization

(2009) Xiaomin Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and Characterization of High-Quality Water-Soluble Near-Infrared-Emitting CdTe/CdS Quantum Dots Capped by N-Acetyl-l-cysteine Via Hydrothermal Method

(2009) Dan Zhao et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Thiol-Functionalized Gold Nanodots: Two-Photon Absorption Property and Imaging In Vitro

(2009) Chien-Liang Liu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

White Emission by Frequency Up-Conversion in Yb3+-Ho3+-Tm3+ Triply Doped Hexagonal NaYF4 Nanorods

(2009) L. W. Yang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Synthesis of Cu-Doped InP Nanocrystals (d-dots) with ZnSe Diffusion Barrier as Efficient and Color-Tunable NIR Emitters

(2009) Renguo Xie 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

Formation of High-Quality I−III−VI Semiconductor Nanocrystals by Tuning Relative Reactivity of Cationic Precursors

(2009) Renguo Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

Quantum sized, thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters

(2009) Rongchao Jin   Nanoscale

A route to brightly fluorescent carbon nanotubes for near-infrared imaging in mice

(2009) Kevin Welsher et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Second window for in vivo imaging

(2009) Andrew M. Smith et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Biocompatible Near-Infrared Quantum Dots as Ultrasensitive Probes for Long-Term in vivo Imaging Applications

(2009) Ken-Tye Yong et al.   Small

Ultrasmall Near-Infrared Non-cadmium Quantum Dots for in vivo Tumor Imaging

(2009) Jinhao Gao et al.   Small

Synthesis of Uniform Rare Earth Fluoride (NaMF4) Nanotubes by In Situ Ion Exchange from Their Hydroxide [M(OH)3] Parents

(2008) Fan Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

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

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

Semiconductor Quantum Dots for Bioanalysis

(2008) Ron Gill et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

In Vivo SPECT and Real-Time Gamma Camera Imaging of Biodistribution and Pharmacokinetics of siRNA Delivery Using an Optimized Radiolabeling and Purification Procedure

(2008) Olivia M. Merkel et al.   BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY

One-Step Synthesis of High-Quality Gradient CdHgTe Nanocrystals: A Prerequisite to Prepare CdHgTe−Polymer Bulk Composites with Intense Near-Infrared Photoluminescence

(2008) Haizhu Sun et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Effect of pressure on luminescence properties of Sm3+ ions in potassium niobate tellurite glass

(2008) C.K. Jayasankar et al.   JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE

One-step synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles by laser irradiation

(2008) Sheng-Liang Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

SPECT/CT

(2008) A. K. Buck et al.   JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Latest Advances in Molecular Imaging Instrumentation

(2008) B. J. Pichler et al.   JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Preparation of PEG and Protein Co-immobilized Upconversion Nanophosphors as Near-infrared Biolabeling Materials

(2008) Masao Kamimura et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOPOLYMER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Ternary I−III−VI Quantum Dots Luminescent in the Red to Near-Infrared

(2008) Peter M. Allen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Oligonucleotide-Stabilized Ag Nanocluster Fluorophores

(2008) Chris I. Richards et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

Quantum-Sized Gold Clusters as Efficient Two-Photon Absorbers

(2008) Guda Ramakrishna et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

PEGylated Nanographene Oxide for Delivery of Water-Insoluble Cancer Drugs

(2008) Zhuang Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Selective Probing and Imaging of Cells with Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Near-Infrared Fluorescent Molecules

(2008) Kevin Welsher et al.   NANO LETTERS

Single-Particle Tracking of Endocytosis and Exocytosis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in NIH-3T3 Cells

(2008) Hong Jin et al.   NANO 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

Nano-graphene oxide for cellular imaging and drug delivery

(2008) Xiaoming Sun et al.   Nano Research

Surface Functionalized Carbogenic Quantum Dots

(2008) Athanasios B. Bourlinos et al.   Small

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

(2007) D CHATTERJEE et al.   BIOMATERIALS

New Carbon Materials: Biological Applications of Functionalized Nanodiamond Materials

(2007) Anke Krueger   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Polyol-mediated synthesis and luminescence of lanthanide-doped NaYF4 nanocrystal upconversion phosphors

(2007) Yang Wei et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS