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

Osteoporosis (OP) is one of the most common diseases in the elderly, and it is not effectively
solved by current treatments. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have multiple differentiation …

Many challenges for advanced sensitive and noninvasive clinical diagnostic imaging remain
unmatched. In particular, the great potential of magnetic nano‐probes is intensively …

Highlights•This article first focuses on the progress of stimuli-responsive theranostics based
on lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) that activate diagnostic signals …

The development of biosafe nanoplatforms with diagnostic and therapeutic multifunction is
extremely demanded for designing cancer theranostic medicines. Here, a facile …

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) show attractive anti-Stokes characteristics converting
lower-energy photons into higher-energy emissions. The excellent biocompatibility and …

Near infrared (NIR) light triggered phototherapy including photothermal therapy (PTT) and
photodynamic therapy (PDT) affords superior outcome in cancer treatment. However, the …

Mesoporous silica coated upconverting nanoparticles are loaded with the anticancer drug
doxorubicin and grafted with ruthenium complexes as photoactive molecular valves. Drug …

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) displays interesting properties for biomedical
applications such as high chemical stability, large surface area and tunable pores diameters …

In recent years, upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted considerable research
interest because of their unique optical merits (unique optical merits: sharp emissions, large …