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-doped nanoconstructs (LDNCs) have been widely studied in the biomedical
field. Especially, LDNCs with near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence show great promise in …

Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) which could show unique
upconversion photoluminescence (UCPL) have attracted considerable attention due to their …

To integrate photodynamic therapy (PDT) with photothermal therapy (PTT) and
chemotherapy for enhanced antitumor efficiency, we developed a mild and rational route to …

Samples of Er3+–Yb3+ co-doped Y7O6F9 are synthesized by solid state reaction method,
and their down-and up-conversion luminescence are studied. Upon excitation into the 4F7/2 …

New near-infrared (NIR)-to-green upconversion nanoparticles of Ho3+-Yb3+-F–tridoped
TiO2 (UC-F-TiO2) were designed and fabricated via the hydrosol–hydrothermal method …

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNs) attract intensive attentions in biomedical applications.
They have shown great potential in bioimaging, biomolecule detection, drug delivery …

For precise targeting therapy, nanocarriers are typically employed to realize tumor-guided
delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs, which should ideally kill cancer cell without side effect …

Up-conversion luminescence of materials doped with lanthanide ions (Ln 3+) has attracted
much attention in the last few years as a result of their promising applications in many areas …

GdOF: Ln3+ (Ln= Eu, Tb, Tm, Dy, Ho and Sm) microspheres (1.5 μm) with high uniformity
and monodispersity have been synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method followed by …