Nanomaterials for in vivo imaging

BR Smith, SS Gambhir - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
In vivo imaging, which enables us to peer deeply within living subjects, is producing
tremendous opportunities both for clinical diagnostics and as a research tool. Contrast …

Lanthanide nanoparticles: from design toward bioimaging and therapy

H Dong, SR Du, XY Zheng, GM Lyu, LD Sun… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Lanthanides refer to the 15 elements located at the sixth period and IIIB group in the periodic
table, ranging from lanthanum to lutetium, with the electronic configuration of [Xe] 4f n–1 5d …

Chemical design and synthesis of functionalized probes for imaging and treating tumor hypoxia

J Liu, W Bu, J Shi - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia development in tumor is closely associated with its increased aggressiveness and
strong resistance to therapy, leading to the poor prognosis in several cancer types …

Recent advances in functional nanomaterials for light–triggered cancer therapy

S Gai, G Yang, P Yang, F He, J Lin, D **, B **ng - Nano today, 2018 - Elsevier
Photo–triggered therapeutic modalities for cancer have attracted enormous attention in
recent years due to the easily focused and tuned properties of irradiation light that enable …

Chemically engineered mesoporous silica nanoparticles-based intelligent delivery systems for theranostic applications in multiple cancerous/non-cancerous diseases

S Zhou, Q Zhong, Y Wang, P Hu, W Zhong… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the unprecedented advances of biomedical nanotechnology have spurred
the development of drug delivery systems (DDSs) based on multifarious nanomaterials in …

Engineering of inorganic nanoparticles as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents

D Ni, W Bu, EB Ehlerding, W Cai, J Shi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a highly valuable non-invasive imaging tool owing to
its exquisite soft tissue contrast, high spatial resolution, lack of ionizing radiation, and wide …

Lab on upconversion nanoparticles: optical properties and applications engineering via designed nanostructure

X Li, F Zhang, D Zhao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past decade, high-quality lanthanide doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs)
have been successfully synthesized with the rapid development of nanotechnology. Due to …

Light upconverting core–shell nanostructures: nanophotonic control for emerging applications

G Chen, H Ågren, TY Ohulchanskyy… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Light upconverting nanostructures employing lanthanide ions constitute an emerging
research field recognized with wide ramifications and impact in many areas ranging from …

Surface modified lanthanide upconversion nanoparticles for drug delivery, cellular uptake mechanism, and current challenges in NIR-driven therapies

AA Ansari, AK Parchur, G Chen - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Lanthanides (Ln 3+) are a particular class of optical materials and are regularly
utilized as a structure block for architectures of optoelectronic frameworks because of their …

Synthesis and biomedical applications of multifunctional nanoparticles

D Kim, K Shin, SG Kwon, T Hyeon - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The accumulated knowledge of nanoparticle (NP) synthesis for the last 30 years has
enabled the development of functional NPs for biomedical applications. Especially, NPs with …