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

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

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

Raisin-like rare earth doped gadolinium fluoride nanocrystals: microwave synthesis and magnetic and upconversion luminescent properties

(2012) Song Wang et al.   CRYSTENGCOMM

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

Upconversion Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Mechanism, and Applications in Sensing

(2012) Jiao Chen et al.   SENSORS

Lanthanide-Doped Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Optical-Magnetic Properties, and Applications

(2011) Guofeng Wang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

18F-Labeled Magnetic-Upconversion Nanophosphors via Rare-Earth Cation-Assisted Ligand Assembly

(2011) Qian Liu et al.   ACS Nano

Upconverting Nanoparticles

(2011) Markus Haase et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Multifunctional rare-earth self-assembled nanosystem for tri-modal upconversion luminescence /fluorescence /positron emission tomography imaging

(2011) Qian Liu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

High-quality water-soluble and surface-functionalized upconversion nanocrystals as luminescent probes for bioimaging

(2011) Tianye Cao et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Upconversion nanophosphors for small-animal imaging

(2011) Jing Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Emerging functional nanomaterials for therapeutics

(2011) Xuejia Xue et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Modification of NaYF4:Yb,Er@SiO2 Nanoparticles with Gold Nanocrystals for Tunable Green-to-Red Upconversion Emissions

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

Analysis of the Shell Thickness Distribution on NaYF4/NaGdF4 Core/Shell Nanocrystals by EELS and EDS

(2011) Keith A. Abel et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Sub-10 nm Hexagonal Lanthanide-Doped NaLuF4Upconversion Nanocrystals for Sensitive Bioimaging in Vivo

(2011) Qian Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

Ultrasmall Monodisperse NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ Nanocrystals with Enhanced Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Upconversion Photoluminescence

(2010) Guanying Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Synthesis of Magnetic, Up-Conversion Luminescent, and Mesoporous Core-Shell-Structured Nanocomposites as Drug Carriers

(2010) Shili Gai et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A Strategy to Achieve Efficient Dual-Mode Luminescence of Eu3+ in Lanthanides Doped Multifunctional NaGdF4 Nanocrystals

(2010) Yongsheng Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Upconversion nanoparticles in biological labeling, imaging, and therapy

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   ANALYST

Direct Evidence of a Surface Quenching Effect on Size-Dependent Luminescence of Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Plasmonic Modulation of the Upconversion Fluorescence in NaYF4:Yb/Tm Hexaplate Nanocrystals Using Gold Nanoparticles or Nanoshells

(2010) Hua Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

(2010) Liqin Xiong et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Dual-modality in vivo imaging using rare-earth nanocrystals with near-infrared to near-infrared (NIR-to-NIR) upconversion luminescence and magnetic resonance properties

(2010) Jing Zhou et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Fluorine-18-labeled Gd3+/Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped NaYF4 nanophosphors for multimodality PET/MR/UCL imaging

(2010) Jing Zhou et al.   BIOMATERIALS

“Drawing” upconversion nanophosphors into water through host–guest interaction

(2010) Qian Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Lanthanide Luminescence for Biomedical Analyses and Imaging

(2010) Jean-Claude G. Bünzli   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Upconverting luminescent nanoparticles for use in bioconjugation and bioimaging

(2010) Heike S Mader et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Rare earth fluoride nano-/microcrystals: synthesis, surface modification and application

(2010) Chunxia Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Rare earth upconversion nanophosphors: synthesis, functionalization and application as biolabels and energy transfer donors

(2010) Chao ZHANG et al.   JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS

Modifying the Size and Shape of Monodisperse Bifunctional Alkaline-Earth Fluoride Nanocrystals through Lanthanide Doping

(2010) Daqin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Two-Way Photoswitching Using One Type of Near-Infrared Light, Upconverting Nanoparticles, and Changing Only the Light Intensity

(2010) John-Christopher Boyer et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fabrication of Ag@SiO2@Y2O3:Er Nanostructures for Bioimaging: Tuning of the Upconversion Fluorescence with Silver Nanoparticles

(2010) Fan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Upconversion Nanoparticle-Based FRET System for Study of siRNA in Live Cells

(2010) Shan Jiang et al.   LANGMUIR

Ionic Liquid-Based Route to Spherical NaYF4Nanoclusters with the Assistance of Microwave Radiation and Their Multicolor Upconversion Luminescence

(2010) Cheng Chen et al.   LANGMUIR

Singlet oxygen-induced apoptosis of cancer cells using upconversion fluorescent nanoparticles as a carrier of photosensitizer

(2010) Huichen Guo et al.   Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Multifunctional nanocomposites of superparamagnetic (Fe3O4) and NIR-responsive rare earth-doped up-conversion fluorescent (NaYF4 : Yb,Er) nanoparticles and their applications in biolabeling and fluorescent imaging of cancer cells

(2010) Congcong Mi et al.   Nanoscale

Facile ligand-exchange with polyvinylpyrrolidone and subsequent silica coating of hydrophobic upconverting β-NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles

(2010) Noah J. J. Johnson et al.   Nanoscale

Colloidal synthesis and blue based multicolor upconversion emissions of size and composition controlled monodisperse hexagonal NaYF4 : Yb,Tm nanocrystals

(2010) Anxiang Yin et al.   Nanoscale

Beyond fluorescence

(2010) Bruce E. Cohen   NATURE

Simultaneous phase and size control of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping

(2010) Feng Wang et al.   NATURE

Morphologically controlled synthesis of colloidal upconversion nanophosphors and their shape-directed self-assembly

(2010) X. Ye et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Small Upconverting Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

(2010) Dev K. Chatterjee et al.   Small

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

(2009) Emma E. Lees et al.   ACS Nano

Monodisperse Upconverting Nanocrystals by Microwave-Assisted Synthesis

(2009) Hai-Qiao Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Immunolabeling and NIR-Excited Fluorescent Imaging of HeLa Cells by Using NaYF4:Yb,Er Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2009) Meng Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Clean and Flexible Modification Strategy for Carboxyl/Aldehyde-Functionalized Upconversion Nanoparticles and Their Optical Applications

(2009) Huan-Ping Zhou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Synthesis of Hexagonal Yb3+,Er3+-Doped NaYF4Nanocrystals at Low Temperature

(2009) Helmut Schäfer et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Combined Optical and MR Bioimaging Using Rare Earth Ion Doped NaYF4Nanocrystals

(2009) Rajiv Kumar et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Nonblinking and Nonbleaching Upconverting Nanoparticles as an Optical Imaging Nanoprobe and T1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent

(2009) Yong Il Park et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High Contrast Upconversion Luminescence Targeted Imaging in Vivo Using Peptide-Labeled Nanophosphors

(2009) Liqin Xiong et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Laser Scanning Up-Conversion Luminescence Microscopy for Imaging Cells Labeled with Rare-Earth Nanophosphors

(2009) Mengxiao Yu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Synthesis, characterization, and in vivo targeted imaging of amine-functionalized rare-earth up-converting nanophosphors

(2009) Li-Qin Xiong et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Ionothermal synthesis of hexagonal-phase NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+/Tm3+ upconversion nanophosphors

(2009) Xiaomin Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Ag nanowires enhanced upconversion emission of NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocrystals via a direct assembly method

(2009) Wei Feng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Upconverting luminescent nanomaterials: application to in vivo bioimaging

(2009) Scott A. Hilderbrand et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Recent advances in the chemistry of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals

(2009) Feng Wang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Controlled Synthesis and Water Dispersibility of Hexagonal Phase NaGdF4:Ho3+/Yb3+Nanoparticles

(2009) Rafik Naccache et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Multimodal-Luminescence Core-Shell Nanocomposites for Targeted Imaging of Tumor Cells

(2009) He Hu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Optically active uniform potassium and lithium rare earth fluoride nanocrystals derived from metal trifluroacetate precursors

(2009) Ya-Ping Du et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Monodisperse, size-tunable and highly efficient β-NaYF4:Yb,Er(Tm) up-conversion luminescent nanospheres: controllable synthesis and their surface modifications

(2009) Chenghui Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

In vivo multiple color lymphatic imaging using upconverting nanocrystals

(2009) Hisataka Kobayashi et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Surface Modification of Upconverting NaYF4Nanoparticles with PEG−Phosphate Ligands for NIR (800 nm) Biolabeling within the Biological Window

(2009) John-Christopher Boyer et al.   LANGMUIR

Plasmon-Enhanced Upconversion in Single NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+Codoped Nanocrystals

(2009) Stefan Schietinger et al.   NANO LETTERS

NIR-to-visible upconversion nanoparticles for fluorescent labeling and targeted delivery of siRNA

(2009) Shan Jiang et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Lanthanide ions as spectral converters for solar cells

(2009) Bryan M. van der Ende et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

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

A Four-Color Colloidal Multiplexing Nanoparticle System

(2008) Oliver Ehlert et al.   ACS Nano

Designed Fabrication of Silica-Based Nanostructured Particle Systems for Nanomedicine Applications

(2008) Yuanzhe Piao et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Biocompatibility of silica coated NaYF4 upconversion fluorescent nanocrystals

(2008) Rufaihah Abdul Jalil et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Facile Epoxidation Strategy for Producing Amphiphilic Up-Converting Rare-Earth Nanophosphors as Biological Labels

(2008) He Hu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Luminescent rare earth nanomaterials for bioprobe applications

(2008) Jie Shen et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Biofunctionalization, cytotoxicity, and cell uptake of lanthanide doped hydrophobically ligated NaYF4 upconversion nanophosphors

(2008) Jingning Shan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

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

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

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

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

Multicolor polystyrene nanospheres tagged with up-conversion fluorescent nanocrystals

(2008) HaiSheng Qian et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Controlling energy transfer between multiple dopants within a single nanoparticle

(2008) J. R. DiMaio et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Shape Control of Colloidal Metal Nanocrystals

(2008) Andrea R. Tao et al.   Small

Upconversion fluorescence imaging of cells and small animals using lanthanide doped nanocrystals

(2007) D CHATTERJEE et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Monodisperse silicananoparticles encapsulating upconversion fluorescent and superparamagnetic nanocrystals

(2007) Zhaoyang Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS