A New Generation of NIR-II Probes: Lanthanide-Based Nanocrystals for Bioimaging and Biosensing

Lifetime-Encoded Infrared-Emitting Nanoparticles for in Vivo Multiplexed Imaging

(2018) Dirk H. Ortgies et al.   ACS Nano

Er3+ Sensitized Photon Upconversion Nanocrystals

(2018) Xingwen Cheng et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Small-Molecule Lanthanide Complexes Probe for Second Near-Infrared Window Bioimaging

(2018) Yanling Yang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Er3+ Sensitized 1530 nm to 1180 nm Second Near-Infrared Window Upconversion Nanocrystals for In Vivo Biosensing

(2018) Lu Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

An Efficient 1064 nm NIR-II Excitation Fluorescent Molecular Dye for Deep-Tissue High-Resolution Dynamic Bioimaging

(2018) Benhao Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ultra-small nanocluster mediated synthesis of Nd 3+ -doped core-shell nanocrystals with emission in the second near-infrared window for multimodal imaging of tumor vasculature

(2018) Feng Ren et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Second near-infrared emissive lanthanide complex for fast renal-clearable in vivo optical bioimaging and tiny tumor detection

(2018) Youbin Li et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Non-invasive through-skull brain vascular imaging and small tumor diagnosis based on NIR-II emissive lanthanide nanoprobes beyond 1500 nm

(2018) Zhenluan Xue et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Intense near-infrared-II luminescence from NaCeF4:Er/Yb nanoprobes for in vitro bioassay and in vivo bioimaging

(2018) Xialian Lei et al.   Chemical Science

NIR-II nanoprobes in-vivo assembly to improve image-guided surgery for metastatic ovarian cancer

(2018) Peiyuan Wang et al.   Nature Communications

A high performance Sc-based nanoprobe for through-skull fluorescence imaging of brain vessels beyond 1500 nm

(2018) Zhiming Deng et al.   Nanoscale

Lifetime-engineered NIR-II nanoparticles unlock multiplexed in vivo imaging

(2018) Yong Fan et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Single upconversion nanoparticle imaging at sub-10 W cm−2 irradiance

(2018) Qian Liu et al.   Nature Photonics

Absorption by water increases fluorescence image contrast of biological tissue in the shortwave infrared

(2018) Jessica A. Carr et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Efficient Erbium-Sensitized Core/Shell Nanocrystals for Short Wave Infrared Bioimaging

(2018) Xin Wang et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Direct Evidence for Coupled Surface and Concentration Quenching Dynamics in Lanthanide-Doped Nanocrystals

(2017) Noah J. J. Johnson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Optimal Sensitizer Concentration in Single Upconversion Nanocrystals

(2017) Chenshuo Ma et al.   NANO LETTERS

Tuning hexagonal NaYbF4 nanocrystals down to sub-10 nm for enhanced photon upconversion

(2017) Ruikai Shi et al.   Nanoscale

Double rare-earth nanothermometer in aqueous media: opening the third optical transparency window to temperature sensing

(2017) A. Skripka et al.   Nanoscale

Enhance the Er3+ Upconversion Luminescence by Constructing NaGdF4:Er3+@NaGdF4:Er3+ Active-Core/Active-Shell Nanocrystals

(2017) Xiaoyu Du et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Boosting the down-shifting luminescence of rare-earth nanocrystals for biological imaging beyond 1500 nm

(2017) Yeteng Zhong et al.   Nature Communications

Ratiometric near-infrared fluorescence nanothermometry in the OTN-NIR (NIR II/III) biological window based on rare-earth doped β-NaYF4 nanoparticles

(2017) Masao Kamimura et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Enhance the Er3+ Upconversion Luminescence by Constructing NaGdF4:Er3+@NaGdF4:Er3+ Active-Core/Active-Shell Nanocrystals

(2017) Xiaoyu Du et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Surveillance nanotechnology for multi-organ cancer metastases

(2017) Harini Kantamneni et al.   Nature Biomedical Engineering

Next-generation in vivo optical imaging with short-wave infrared quantum dots

(2017) Oliver T. Bruns et al.   Nature Biomedical Engineering

Near-infrared fluorophores for biomedical imaging

(2017) Guosong Hong et al.   Nature Biomedical Engineering

Redox-induced reversible luminescence switching of cerium-doped upconversion nanoparticles

(2016) Yanan Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE

Tunable Narrow Band Emissions from Dye-Sensitized Core/Shell/Shell Nanocrystals in the Second Near-Infrared Biological Window

(2016) Wei Shao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Nitroaromatic detection and infrared communication from wild-type plants using plant nanobionics

(2016) Min Hao Wong et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Layer-by-layer assembled fluorescent probes in the second near-infrared window for systemic delivery and detection of ovarian cancer

(2016) Xiangnan Dang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Confining energy migration in upconversion nanoparticles towards deep ultraviolet lasing

(2016) Xian Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Nd3+-doped LiYF4 nanocrystals for bio-imaging in the second near-infrared window

(2016) Xinyi Jiang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Lanthanide Nanoparticles: From Design toward Bioimaging and Therapy

(2015) Hao Dong et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Lab on upconversion nanoparticles: optical properties and applications engineering via designed nanostructure

(2015) Xiaomin Li et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Shielding Upconversion by Surface Coating: A Study of the Emission Enhancement Factor

(2015) Tianying Sun et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Biological imaging without autofluorescence in the second near-infrared region

(2015) Shuo Diao et al.   Nano Research

A small-molecule dye for NIR-II imaging

(2015) Alexander L. Antaris et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Near-infrared fluorescence molecular imaging of amyloid beta species and monitoring therapy in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease

(2015) Xueli Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Size-Tunable and Monodisperse Tm3+/Gd3+-Doped Hexagonal NaYbF4 Nanoparticles with Engineered Efficient Near Infrared-to-Near Infrared Upconversion for In Vivo Imaging

(2014) Jossana A. Damasco et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Epitaxial Seeded Growth of Rare-Earth Nanocrystals with Efficient 800 nm Near-Infrared to 1525 nm Short-Wavelength Infrared Downconversion Photoluminescence for In Vivo Bioimaging

(2014) Rui Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A smart upconversion-based mesoporous silica nanotheranostic system for synergetic chemo-/radio-/photodynamic therapy and simultaneous MR/UCL imaging

(2014) Wenpei Fan et al.   BIOMATERIALS

A short-wavelength infrared emitting multimodal probe for non-invasive visualization of phagocyte cell migration in living mice

(2014) Y. Tsukasaki et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Upconversion Luminescent Materials: Advances and Applications

(2014) Jing Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design, Nanochemistry, and Applications in Theranostics

(2014) Guanying Chen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

1.3 μm emitting SrF2:Nd3+ nanoparticles for high contrast in vivo imaging in the second biological window

(2014) Irene Villa et al.   Nano Research

Deep, noninvasive imaging and surgical guidance of submillimeter tumors using targeted M13-stabilized single-walled carbon nanotubes

(2014) D. Ghosh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ultrafast fluorescence imaging in vivo with conjugated polymer fluorophores in the second near-infrared window

(2014) Guosong Hong et al.   Nature Communications

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

(2013) Ye-Fu Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Elimination of Photon Quenching by a Transition Layer to Fabricate a Quenching-Shield Sandwich Structure for 800 nm Excited Upconversion Luminescence of Nd3+-Sensitized Nanoparticles

(2013) Yeteng Zhong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

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

In vivo biosensing via tissue-localizable near-infrared-fluorescent single-walled carbon nanotubes

(2013) Nicole M. Iverson et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

In vivo three-photon microscopy of subcortical structures within an intact mouse brain

(2013) Nicholas G. Horton et al.   Nature Photonics

Image-guided cancer surgery using near-infrared fluorescence

(2013) Alexander L. Vahrmeijer et al.   Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

Neodymium-Doped LaF3Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Bioimaging in the Second Biological Window

(2013) Ueslen Rocha et al.   Small

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

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

Nd3+ Sensitized Up/Down Converting Dual-Mode Nanomaterials for Efficient In-vitro and In-vivo Bioimaging Excited at 800 nm

(2013) Xiaomin Li et al.   Scientific Reports

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

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

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

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

(2012) Huaiyong Xing et al.   BIOMATERIALS

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

Multifunctional in vivo vascular imaging using near-infrared II fluorescence

(2012) Guosong Hong et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

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

(2011) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Current trends and emerging future of indocyanine green usage in surgery and oncology

(2011) Karol Polom et al.   CANCER

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

Synthesis and spectral properties of colloidal Nd3+ doped NaYF4 nanocrystals

(2011) Artur Bednarkiewicz et al.   OPTICAL MATERIALS

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

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

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Real-time identification of liver cancers by using indocyanine green fluorescent imaging

(2009) Takeaki Ishizawa et al.   CANCER

Recent advances in the chemistry of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals

(2009) Feng Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Biodegradable luminescent porous silicon nanoparticles for in vivo applications

(2009) Ji-Ho Park et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Second window for in vivo imaging

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

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

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

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

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