A mini-review on rare-earth down-conversion nanoparticles for NIR-II imaging of biological systems

Non-Invasive Optical Guided Tumor Metastasis/Vessel Imaging by Using Lanthanide Nanoprobe with Enhanced Down-Shifting Emission beyond 1500 nm

(2019) Youbin Li et al.   ACS Nano

Infrared fluorescence imaging of infarcted hearts with Ag2S nanodots

(2019) Dirk H. Ortgies et al.   Nano Research

Ligand design strategies to increase stability of gadolinium-based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents

(2019) Thomas J. Clough et al.   Nature Communications

Recent progress in engineering near-infrared persistent luminescence nanoprobes for time-resolved biosensing/bioimaging

(2019) Ling Liang et al.   Nano Research

Light-sheet microscopy in the near-infrared II window

(2019) Feifei Wang et al.   NATURE METHODS

High-sensitivity imaging of time-domain near-infrared light transducer

(2019) Yuyang Gu et al.   Nature Photonics

Elemental Migration in Core/Shell Structured Lanthanide Doped Nanoparticles

(2019) Lu Liu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

808 nm laser-triggered NIR-II emissive rare-earth nanoprobes for small tumor detection and blood vessel imaging

(2019) Xiaolong Li et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

In vivo molecular imaging for immunotherapy using ultra-bright near-infrared-IIb rare-earth nanoparticles

(2019) Yeteng Zhong et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Enhanced single-band red upconversion luminescence of α-NaErF4:Mn nanoparticles by a novel hollow-shell structure under multiple wavelength excitation

(2019) Yuefeng Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

3D NIR-II Molecular Imaging Distinguishes Targeted Organs with High-Performance NIR-II Bioconjugates

(2018) Shoujun Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

Subtissue Plasmonic Heating Monitored with CaF2:Nd3+,Y3+ Nanothermometers in the Second Biological Window

(2018) Marta Quintanilla et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Bright quantum dots emitting at ∼1,600 nm in the NIR-IIb window for deep tissue fluorescence imaging

(2018) Mingxi Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A bright organic NIR-II nanofluorophore for three-dimensional imaging into biological tissues

(2018) Hao Wan et al.   Nature Communications

Recent Advances of Optical Imaging in the Second Near-Infrared Window

(2018) Kenry et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

pH-sensitive and biodegradable charge-transfer nanocomplex for second near-infrared photoacoustic tumor imaging

(2018) Zhimin Wang et al.   Nano Research

Large-scale synthesis of uniform lanthanide-doped NaREF4 upconversion/downshifting nanoprobes for bioapplications

(2018) Wenwu You et al.   Nanoscale

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

(2018) Yong Fan et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

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

(2018) Xin Wang et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Developing a Bright NIR‐II Fluorophore with Fast Renal Excretion and Its Application in Molecular Imaging of Immune Checkpoint PD‐L1

(2018) Hao Wan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL 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

Simultaneous Enhancement of Photoluminescence, MRI Relaxivity, and CT Contrast by Tuning the Interfacial Layer of Lanthanide Heteroepitaxial Nanoparticles

(2017) Sha He et al.   NANO LETTERS

Ultralow-power near-infrared excited neodymium-doped nanoparticles for long-term in vivo bioimaging

(2017) Qing-Song Qin et al.   Nanoscale

Molecular imaging of biological systems with a clickable dye in the broad 800- to 1,700-nm near-infrared window

(2017) Shoujun Zhu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Novel bright-emission small-molecule NIR-II fluorophores for in vivo tumor imaging and image-guided surgery

(2017) Yao Sun et al.   Chemical Science

In vivo gastrointestinal drug-release monitoring through second near-infrared window fluorescent bioimaging with orally delivered microcarriers

(2017) Rui Wang et al.   Nature Communications

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

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

The effect of nanoparticle size on in vivo pharmacokinetics and cellular interaction

(2016) Nazanin Hoshyar et al.   Nanomedicine

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

Continuous injection synthesis of indium arsenide quantum dots emissive in the short-wavelength infrared

(2016) Daniel Franke et al.   Nature Communications

Dual-functional β-NaYF_4: Yb^3+, Er^3+ nanoparticles for bioimaging and temperature sensing

(2016) Lili Huo et al.   Optical Materials Express

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

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

Energy Migration Engineering of Bright Rare-Earth Upconversion Nanoparticles for Excitation by Light-Emitting Diodes

(2015) Yeteng Zhong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Fluorescence Imaging In Vivo at Wavelengths beyond 1500 nm

(2015) Shuo Diao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Lanthanide Nanoparticles: From Design toward Bioimaging and Therapy

(2015) Hao Dong et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Development of NIR-II fluorescence image-guided and pH-responsive nanocapsules for cocktail drug delivery

(2015) Sheng Huang et al.   Nano Research

Biological imaging without autofluorescence in the second near-infrared region

(2015) Shuo Diao et al.   Nano Research

Real-time in vivo visualization of tumor therapy by a near-infrared-II Ag2S quantum dot-based theranostic nanoplatform

(2015) Feng Hu et al.   Nano Research

A small-molecule dye for NIR-II imaging

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

Are Rare-Earth Nanoparticles Suitable for In Vivo Applications?

(2014) Chunyan Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

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

Through-skull fluorescence imaging of the brain in a new near-infrared window

(2014) Guosong Hong et al.   Nature Photonics

Carbon nanotubes as in vivo bacterial probes

(2014) Neelkanth M. Bardhan et al.   Nature Communications

Carbon nanotubes for biomedical imaging: The recent advances

(2013) Hua Gong et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Recent Advances in Design and Fabrication of Upconversion Nanoparticles and Their Safe Theranostic Applications

(2013) Zhanjun Gu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

Biological Imaging Using Nanoparticles of Small Organic Molecules with Fluorescence Emission at Wavelengths Longer than 1000 nm

(2013) Zhimin Tao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Efficient Dual-Modal NIR-to-NIR Emission of Rare Earth Ions Co-doped Nanocrystals for Biological Fluorescence Imaging

(2013) Jiajia Zhou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

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

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

Enhanced Red Emission from GdF3:Yb3+,Er3+ Upconversion Nanocrystals by Li+ Doping and Their Application for Bioimaging

(2012) Wenyan Yin et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Luminescence Properties of α-NaYF4:Nd3+ Nanocrystals Dispersed in Liquid: Local Field Effect Investigation

(2012) Xiaojie Xue et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging in the Second Near-Infrared Window with Long Circulating Carbon Nanotubes Capable of Ultrahigh Tumor Uptake

(2012) Joshua T. Robinson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chirality Enriched (12,1) and (11,3) Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Biological Imaging

(2012) Shuo Diao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

The Effect of Surface Coating on Energy Migration-Mediated Upconversion

(2012) Qianqian Su et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

Tuning upconversion through energy migration in core–shell nanoparticles

(2011) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

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

Lanthanide-Based Luminescent Hybrid Materials

(2009) Koen Binnemans   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

The synthesis of rare earth fluoride based nanoparticles

(2009) Paula Rahman et al.   Nanoscale

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

(2009) Kevin Welsher et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Upconversion Emission Enhancement in Yb3+/Er3+-Codoped Y2O3 Nanocrystals by Tridoping with Li+ Ions

(2008) Guanying Chen 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