Recent development in sensitizers for lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence

X Cheng, J Zhou, J Yue, Y Wei, C Gao, X **e… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
The attractive features of lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence (UCL), such as high
photostability, nonphotobleaching or photoblinking, and large anti-Stokes shift, have shown …

Multifunctional materials for implantable and wearable photonic healthcare devices

GH Lee, H Moon, H Kim, GH Lee, W Kwon… - Nature Reviews …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Numerous light-based diagnostic and therapeutic devices are routinely used in the clinic.
These devices have a familiar look as items plugged in the wall or placed at patients' …

Advances in highly doped upconversion nanoparticles

S Wen, J Zhou, K Zheng, A Bednarkiewicz, X Liu… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are capable of converting near-
infra-red excitation into visible and ultraviolet emission. Their unique optical properties have …

Progress, challenges, and future of nanomedicine

C Zhang, L Yan, X Wang, S Zhu, C Chen, Z Gu, Y Zhao - Nano Today, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Nanotherapeutics exhibit unique advantages in clinical outcomes compared with
conventional small molecular drugs. The past three decades have seen intensive research …

Overcoming the Achilles' heel of photodynamic therapy

W Fan, P Huang, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been applied to treat a wide range of medical conditions,
including wet age-related macular degeneration psoriasis, atherosclerosis, viral infection …

Recent progress of rare‐earth doped upconversion nanoparticles: synthesis, optimization, and applications

X Zhu, J Zhang, J Liu, Y Zhang - Advanced Science, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Upconversion is a nonlinear optical phenomenon that involves the emission of high‐energy
photons by sequential absorption of two or more low‐energy excitation photons. Due to their …

Degradability and clearance of inorganic nanoparticles for biomedical applications

G Yang, SZF Phua, AK Bindra, Y Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Inorganic nanoparticles with tunable and diverse properties hold tremendous potential in the
field of nanomedicine, while having non‐negligible toxicity concerns in healthy …

Recent progress in the development of upconversion nanomaterials in bioimaging and disease treatment

G Liang, H Wang, H Shi, H Wang, M Zhu, A **g… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Springer
Multifunctional lanthanide-based upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), which feature
efficiently convert low-energy photons into high-energy photons, have attracted …

1D coordination polymer nanofibers for low‐temperature photothermal therapy

Y Yang, W Zhu, Z Dong, Y Chao, L Xu… - Advanced …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Near‐infrared (NIR)‐light‐triggered photothermal therapy (PTT) usually requires
hyperthermia to> 50° C for effective tumor ablation, which can potentially induce …

Binary temporal upconversion codes of Mn2+-activated nanoparticles for multilevel anti-counterfeiting

X Liu, Y Wang, X Li, Z Yi, R Deng, L Liang, X **e… - Nature …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Optical characteristics of luminescent materials, such as emission profile and lifetime, play
an important role in their applications in optical data storage, document security, diagnostics …