Emission stability and reversibility of upconversion nanocrystals

Illuminating Cell Signaling with Near-Infrared Light-Responsive Nanomaterials

(2016) Yuanwei Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

Dye-Sensitized Core/Active Shell Upconversion Nanoparticles for Optogenetics and Bioimaging Applications

(2016) Xiang Wu et al.   ACS Nano

Sub-5 nm lanthanide-doped lutetium oxyfluoride nanoprobes for ultrasensitive detection of prostate specific antigen

(2016) Jin Xu et al.   Chemical Science

Three-dimensional controlled growth of monodisperse sub-50 nm heterogeneous nanocrystals

(2016) Deming Liu et al.   Nature Communications

Upconverting nanoparticles: assessing the toxicity

(2015) Anna Gnach 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

Controlling upconversion nanocrystals for emerging applications

(2015) Bo Zhou et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Upconversion: Tunable Near Infrared to Ultraviolet Upconversion Luminescence Enhancement in (α-NaYF4:Yb,Tm)/CaF2Core/Shell Nanoparticles for In situ Real-time Recorded Biocompatible Photoactivation (Small 19/2013)

(2015) Jie Shen et al.   Small

Plasmon Enhancement Mechanism for the Upconversion Processes in NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ Nanoparticles: Maxwell versus Förster

(2014) Dawei Lu et al.   ACS Nano

Background-Free Referenced Luminescence Sensing and Imaging of pH Using Upconverting Phosphors and Color Camera Read-out

(2014) Robert J. Meier et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Lanthanide-Doped LiLuF4Upconversion Nanoprobes for the Detection of Disease Biomarkers

(2014) Ping Huang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Temperature-dependent upconversion luminescence and dynamics of NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanocrystals: influence of particle size and crystalline phase

(2014) Wei Yu et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Highly intense upconversion luminescence in Yb/Er:NaGdF4@NaYF4 core–shell nanocrystals with complete shell enclosure of the core

(2014) Daqin Chen et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Anomalous Temperature-Dependent Upconversion Luminescence of Small-Sized NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ Nanoparticles

(2014) Dongdong Li et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Photon upconversion sensitized nanoprobes for sensing and imaging of pH

(2014) Riikka Arppe et al.   Nanoscale

A novel strategy for the aqueous synthesis of down-/up-conversion nanocomposites for dual-modal cell imaging and drug delivery

(2014) Peng Zhao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Multifunctional Up-Converting Nanocomposites with Smart Polymer Brushes Gated Mesopores for Cell Imaging and Thermo/pH Dual-Responsive Drug Controlled Release

(2013) Xiao Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

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

Near-Infrared Light-Mediated Photoactivation of a Platinum Antitumor Prodrug and Simultaneous Cellular Apoptosis Imaging by Upconversion-Luminescent Nanoparticles

(2013) Yuanzeng Min et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Rare earth fluorides upconversion nanophosphors: from synthesis to applications in bioimaging

(2013) Song Wang et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

Thermal sensitivity and stability of NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ upconversion nanowires, nanorods and nanoplates

(2013) Dongdong Li et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

β-NaYF4:Yb, Er at β-NaYF4 core/shell nanocrystals with significantly enhanced upconversion fluorescence by a successive two-step hot-injection approach

(2013) Qing Tian et al.   Micro & Nano Letters

Upconversion nanophosphors for use in bioimaging, therapy, drug delivery and bioassays

(2013) Yuming Yang   MICROCHIMICA ACTA

Sodium lanthanide fluoride core-shell nanocrystals: A general perspective on epitaxial shell growth

(2013) Noah J. J. Johnson et al.   Nano Research

Tunable lifetime multiplexing using luminescent nanocrystals

(2013) Yiqing Lu et al.   Nature Photonics

Upconversion luminescence imaging of cells and small animals

(2013) Qian Liu et al.   Nature Protocols

Shell thickness dependence of upconversion luminescence of β-NaYF_4:Yb, Er/β-NaYF_4 core-shell nanocrystals

(2013) Lixin Liu et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

High-throughput 3-dimensional time-resolved spectroscopy: simultaneous characterisation of luminescence properties in spectral and temporal domains

(2013) Lixin Zhang et al.   RSC Advances

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

Lanthanide-doped upconverting luminescent nanoparticle platforms for optical imaging-guided drug delivery and therapy

(2012) Jie Shen et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Up-Conversion Luminescent and Porous NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+@SiO2 Nanocomposite Fibers for Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery and Cell Imaging

(2012) Zhiyao Hou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

In Vitro and In Vivo Uncaging and Bioluminescence Imaging by Using Photocaged Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2012) Yanmei Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Doxorubicin conjugated NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ nanoparticles for therapy and sensing of drug delivery by luminescence resonance energy transfer

(2012) Yunlu Dai et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Rare-Earth Nanoparticles with Enhanced Upconversion Emission and Suppressed Rare-Earth-Ion Leakage

(2012) Ye-Fu Wang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

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

High-sensitivity in vivo imaging for tumors using a spectral up-conversion nanoparticle NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+ in cooperation with a microtubulin inhibitor

(2012) Yanchun Wei et al.   Nanoscale

Bio-functionalization of ligand-free upconverting lanthanide doped nanoparticles for bio-imaging and cell targeting

(2012) Nicoleta Bogdan et al.   Nanoscale

Upconversion luminescence with tunable lifetime in NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocrystals: role of nanocrystal size

(2012) Jiangbo Zhao et al.   Nanoscale

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

(2012) Liang Cheng et al.   Nanoscale

High-Efficiency Upconversion Luminescent Sensing and Bioimaging of Hg(II) by Chromophoric Ruthenium Complex-Assembled Nanophosphors

(2011) Qian Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Upconverting Nanoparticles for Nanoscale Thermometry

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

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

(2011) Nicoleta Bogdan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Temperature Sensing Using Fluorescent Nanothermometers

(2010) Fiorenzo Vetrone et al.   ACS Nano

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

(2010) John-Christopher Boyer et al.   Nanoscale

The Preparation of Colloidally Stable, Water-Soluble, Biocompatible, Semiconductor Nanocrystals with a Small Hydrodynamic Diameter

(2009) Emma E. Lees et al.   ACS Nano

Critical shell thickness and emission enhancement of NaYF4:Yb,Er/NaYF4/silica core/shell/shell nanoparticles

(2009) Li Peng Qian et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

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

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

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