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

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

Traumatic Brain Injury Imaging in the Second Near-Infrared Window with a Molecular Fluorophore

(2016) Xiao-Dong Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

TbF3 nanoparticles as dual-mode contrast agents for ultrahigh field magnetic resonance imaging and X-ray computed tomography

(2016) Xiaoyu Zheng et al.   Nano Research

Ultra-small MoS2 nanodots with rapid body clearance for photothermal cancer therapy

(2016) Teng Liu et al.   Nano Research

The 1.53μm spectroscopic properties of Er3+/Ce3+/Yb3+ tri-doped tellurite glasses containing silver nanoparticles

(2016) Bo Huang et al.   OPTICAL 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

Novel benzo-bis(1,2,5-thiadiazole) fluorophores for in vivo NIR-II imaging of cancer

(2016) Yao Sun et al.   Chemical Science

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

(2016) Daniel Franke et al.   Nature Communications

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

(2015) Yeteng Zhong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2015) Dongmei Yang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

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

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

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

(2014) Guosong Hong et al.   Nature Photonics

Prevalence of Anisotropic Shell Growth in Rare Earth Core–Shell Upconversion Nanocrystals

(2013) Chao Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

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

In vivo real-time visualization of tissue blood flow and angiogenesis using Ag2S quantum dots in the NIR-II window

(2013) Chunyan Li et al.   BIOMATERIALS

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

Facile Synthesis of Highly Photoluminescent Ag2Se Quantum Dots as a New Fluorescent Probe in the Second Near-Infrared Window for in Vivo Imaging

(2013) Bohua Dong et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Comprehensive Study on the Size Effects of the Optical Properties of NaYF4:Yb,Er Nanocrystals

(2013) Du Yuan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Targeted zwitterionic near-infrared fluorophores for improved optical imaging

(2013) Hak Soo Choi et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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

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

(2012) Yan Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

(α-NaYbF4:Tm3+)/CaF2 Core/Shell Nanoparticles with Efficient Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Upconversion for High-Contrast Deep Tissue Bioimaging

(2012) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

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

The Effect of Surface Coating on Energy Migration-Mediated Upconversion

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

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

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

(2011) Nicoleta Bogdan et al.   NANO LETTERS

Tuning upconversion through energy migration in core–shell nanoparticles

(2011) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE 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

Absolute Photoluminescence Quantum Yields of IR-26 Dye, PbS, and PbSe Quantum Dots

(2010) Octavi E. Semonin et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Water solubilization of hydrophobic nanocrystals by means of poly(maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene)

(2008) Riccardo Di Corato et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Versatile Synthesis Strategy for Carboxylic Acid−functionalized Upconverting Nanophosphors as Biological Labels

(2008) Zhigang Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enhanced efficiency of Er:Yb:Ce:NaGd(WO_4)_2 laser at 15–16 μm by the introduction of high-doping Ce^3+ ions

(2008) Jianhua Huang et al.   OPTICS LETTERS