Enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of nanoparticles for cancer treatment using versatile targeted strategies

H Tian, T Zhang, S Qin, Z Huang, L Zhou, J Shi… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022‏ - Springer
Poor targeting of therapeutics leading to severe adverse effects on normal tissues is
considered one of the obstacles in cancer therapy. To help overcome this, nanoscale drug …

Versatile types of organic/inorganic nanohybrids: from strategic design to biomedical applications

N Zhao, L Yan, X Zhao, X Chen, A Li, D Zheng… - Chemical …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

pH‐sensitive polymers: Classification and some fine potential applications

F Ofridam, M Tarhini, N Lebaz… - Polymers for …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive materials in general and pH‐responsive polymers in particular have
gained increasing interest during the last two decades. Their unique properties, which arise …

Upconversion luminescent materials: advances and applications

J Zhou, Q Liu, W Feng, Y Sun, F Li - Chemical reviews, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Luminescence-based techniques continue to attract considerable attention due not only to
their current range of applications but also to their wide potential in the fields of optical …

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 …

Optical multiplexing of upconversion in nanoparticles towards emerging applications

S Liu, Z An, B Zhou - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have received substantial attention
in diversities of frontier applications because of their excellent and flexible photon …

Exploring the influence of polymeric and non-polymeric materials in synthesis and functionalization of luminescent lanthanide nanomaterials

B Li, AA Ansari, AK Parchur, R Lv - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The efficient utilization of the photosensitive rare-earth (RE 3+/Ln 3+) NPs in several fields,
such as biosensing, biomarkers, bioimaging, theragnostic, thermometry, anticounterfeiting …

Recent progress in rare earth micro/nanocrystals: soft chemical synthesis, luminescent properties, and biomedical applications

S Gai, C Li, P Yang, J Lin - Chemical reviews, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
Luminescent materials, also called phosphors, are defined as solids that can absorb and
convert certain types of energy into radiation of light.(1) Among all kinds of phosphors, rare …

pH-sensitive nano-systems for drug delivery in cancer therapy

J Liu, Y Huang, A Kumar, A Tan, S **, A Mozhi… - Biotechnology …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has been widely used in the development of new strategies for drug
delivery and cancer therapy. Compared to traditional drug delivery systems, nano-based …

Nanoparticles for super-resolution microscopy and single-molecule tracking

D **, P **, B Wang, L Zhang, J Enderlein… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
We review the use of luminescent nanoparticles in super-resolution imaging and single-
molecule tracking, and showcase novel approaches to super-resolution imaging that …