The detection of cancer biomarkers in histological samples and blood is of paramount
importance for clinical diagnosis. Current methods are limited in terms of sensitivity …

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are one kind of luminescence nanomaterials that
convert low energy photons to high energy emissions. These nanomaterials have recently …

Thermal quenching, in which light emission experiences a loss with increasing temperature,
broadly limits luminescent efficiency at higher temperature in optical materials, such as …

Half a century after its initial emergence, lanthanide photonics is facing a profound
remodeling induced by the upsurge of nanomaterials. Lanthanide‐doped nanomaterials …

Although multifunctional upconversion imaging probes have recently attracted considerable
interest in biomedical research, there are currently few methods for stabilizing these …

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanomaterials that convert low energy excitation
wavelength to high energy emission have attracted considerable attention due to the …

The selective and straightforward functionalization of Bsingle bond H bonds in carboranes,
producing new C single bondB bonds or metallacarboranes, has drawn increasing interest …

DNA‐modified lanthanide‐doped upconversion nanoparticles (DNA‐UCNPs) that combine
the functions of DNA and the optical features of UCNPs have shown great promise in a wide …

Lanthanide-doped photon-upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have been the focus of
many research activities in materials and life sciences in the last 15 years because of their …

Optical imaging through the near-infrared (NIR) window provides deep penetration of light
up to several centimeters into biological tissues. Capable of emitting 800 nm luminescence …