Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

This review article deals with the concepts, principles and applications of visible-light and
near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) in in vitro …

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 …

Tremendous progress in nanotechnology has enabled advances in the use of luminescent
nanomaterials in imaging, sensing and photonic devices. This translational process relies …

As a gold standard technique, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) organically
combines immunoreactions between antigens and antibodies with enzyme catalysis. The …

Lanthanide ions doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are capable of stepwisely
converting lower energy near-infrared (NIR) excitation light into higher energy visible or …

Bioimaging enables the spatiotemporal visualization of biological processes at various
scales empowered by a range of different imaging modalities and contrast agents …

Cytokine storm, known as an exaggerated hyperactive immune response characterized by
elevated release of cytokines, has been described as a feature associated with life …

The ability to detect low concentrations of analytes and in particular low‐abundance
biomarkers is of fundamental importance, eg, for early‐stage disease diagnosis. The …

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) offer a myriad of opportunities for bioanalytical
applications, well beyond those of their down-converting counterparts (QDs, organic dyes …