Poly(Acrylic Acid) Modification of Nd3+-Sensitized Upconversion Nanophosphors for Highly Efficient UCL Imaging and pH-Responsive Drug Delivery

Smart pH-responsive upconversion nanoparticles for enhanced tumor cellular internalization and near-infrared light-triggered photodynamic therapy

(2015) Sheng Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nano-bioprobes: electronic structures, optical properties, and biodetection

(2015) Wei Zheng et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Current advances in lanthanide ion (Ln3+)-based upconversion nanomaterials for drug delivery

(2015) Dongmei Yang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Multifunctional NaYF4:Yb, Er@mSiO2@Fe3O4-PEG nanoparticles for UCL/MR bioimaging and magnetically targeted drug delivery

(2015) Bei Liu et al.   Nanoscale

Paradigms and Challenges for Bioapplication of Rare Earth Upconversion Luminescent Nanoparticles: Small Size and Tunable Emission/Excitation Spectra

(2014) Ling-Dong Sun et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Lanthanide-Based Heteroepitaxial Core–Shell Nanostructures: Compressive versus Tensile Strain Asymmetry

(2014) Noah J. J. Johnson et al.   ACS Nano

Dual Bioresponsive Mesoporous Silica Nanocarrier as an “AND” Logic Gate for Targeted Drug Delivery Cancer Cells

(2014) Xin Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

An Upconversion Nanoparticle with Orthogonal Emissions Using Dual NIR Excitations for Controlled Two-Way Photoswitching

(2014) Jinping Lai et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

An upconversion nanoparticle – Zinc phthalocyanine based nanophotosensitizer for photodynamic therapy

(2014) Lu Xia et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design, Nanochemistry, and Applications in Theranostics

(2014) Guanying Chen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Upconversion-Luminescent Core/Mesoporous-Silica-Shell-Structured β-NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+@SiO2@mSiO2Composite Nanospheres: Fabrication and Drug-Storage/Release Properties

(2014) Bei Liu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Energy Upconversion in Lanthanide-Doped Core/Porous-Shell Nanoparticles

(2014) Yunxin Liu et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A paradigm shift in the excitation wavelength of upconversion nanoparticles

(2014) Muthu kumara gnanasammandhan Jayakumar et al.   Nanoscale

Photon upconversion sensitized nanoprobes for sensing and imaging of pH

(2014) Riikka Arppe et al.   Nanoscale

Has nanomedicine lived up to its promise?

(2014) Subbu Venkatraman   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Engineering bright sub-10-nm upconverting nanocrystals for single-molecule imaging

(2014) Daniel J. Gargas et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Multifunctional Yolk-in-Shell Nanoparticles for pH-triggered Drug Release and Imaging

(2014) Hongyu Chen et al.   Small

Designed Fabrication of Unique Eccentric Mesoporous Silica Nanocluster-Based Core–Shell Nanostructures for pH-Responsive Drug Delivery

(2013) Lulu Chen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Core–Shell Lanthanide Upconversion Nanophosphors as Four-Modal Probes for Tumor Angiogenesis Imaging

(2013) Yun Sun 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

Iron Oxide @ Polypyrrole Nanoparticles as a Multifunctional Drug Carrier for Remotely Controlled Cancer Therapy with Synergistic Antitumor Effect

(2013) Chao Wang et al.   ACS Nano

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

Upconverting Near-Infrared Light through Energy Management in Core-Shell-Shell Nanoparticles

(2013) Hongli Wen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Lanthanide-doped luminescent nanoprobes: controlled synthesis, optical spectroscopy, and bioapplications

(2013) Yongsheng Liu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Polyacrylic Acid Modified Upconversion Nanoparticles for Simultaneous pH-Triggered Drug Delivery and Release Imaging

(2013) Xuekun Jia et al.   Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Rattle-Structured Multifunctional Nanotheranostics for Synergetic Chemo-/Radiotherapy and Simultaneous Magnetic/Luminescent Dual-Mode Imaging

(2013) Wenpei Fan 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

Multifunctional magnetic–fluorescent eccentric-(concentric-Fe3O4@SiO2)@polyacrylic acid core–shell nanocomposites for cell imaging and pH-responsive drug delivery

(2013) Lu Li et al.   Nanoscale

Stokes emission in GdF3:Nd3+nanoparticles for bioimaging probes

(2013) M. Pokhrel et al.   Nanoscale

Synthesis of Brightly PEGylated Luminescent Magnetic Upconversion Nanophosphors for Deep Tissue and Dual MRI Imaging

(2013) Hongyu Chen et al.   Small

Multifunctional Upconversion Mesoporous Silica Nanostructures for Dual Modal Imaging and In Vivo Drug Delivery

(2013) Chunxia Li et al.   Small

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

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

(2012) Cunhai Dong et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

Poly(acrylic acid) modified lanthanide-doped GdVO4hollow spheres for up-conversion cell imaging, MRI and pH-dependent drug release

(2012) Xiaojiao Kang et al.   Nanoscale

Dendritic upconverting nanoparticles enable in vivo multiphoton microscopy with low-power continuous wave sources

(2012) T. V. Esipova et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Generalized Approach to the Synthesis of Reversible Concentric and Eccentric Polymer-Coated Nanostructures

(2012) Lu Li et al.   Small

A facile fabrication of upconversion luminescent and mesoporous core–shell structured β-NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+@mSiO2nanocomposite spheres for anti-cancer drug delivery and cell imaging

(2012) Chunxia Li et al.   Biomaterials Science

Polymer-Coated NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ Upconversion Nanoparticles for Charge-Dependent Cellular Imaging

(2011) Jiefu Jin et al.   ACS Nano

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

(2011) Feng Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

Preparation of pH-Responsive Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Their Application in Controlled Drug Delivery

(2011) Li Yuan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Surface modification of hydrophobic NaYF4:Yb,Er upconversion nanophosphors and their applications for immunoassay

(2011) ChengHui Liu et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Long-term in vivo biodistribution imaging and toxicity of polyacrylic acid-coated upconversion nanophosphors

(2010) Liqin Xiong et al.   BIOMATERIALS