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 …

The development of anticancer therapies that involve natural drugs has undergone
exponential growth in recent years. Among the natural compounds that produce beneficial …

Cancer is a major health issue concerning to all of us. Current treatment options are still
limited due to not-selective action. Encapsulation is contemplated as an innovative …

Thermal quenching that is characterized by loss of light emission with increasing
temperature is widely observed in luminescent materials including upconversion …

Plastics make our lives easier in many ways; however, if they are not appropriately disposed
of or recycled, they may end up in the environment where they stay for centuries and …

This review summarizes essential information about the chemical stability of NaYF4-based
upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) in aqueous solutions, a crucial aspect for achieving …

Abstract Near‐infrared (NIR) mechanoluminescence (ML), capable of visualizing internal
biological stress, is crucial for advancing in vivo bioimaging applications. Nonetheless, the …

Doped semiconductor materials with various properties are useful for improving early
diagnostics and therapies in medical research, which is essential for advanced medical …

A simple fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) sensing platform (termed as USP),
comprised of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) as the energy donor and Cy5 as the …

Light has attracted special attention as a stimulus for triggered drug delivery systems (DDS)
due to its intrinsic features of being spatially and temporally tunable. Ultraviolet A (UVA) …