A new generation of NIR‐II probes: lanthanide‐based nanocrystals for bioimaging and biosensing

Y Fan, F Zhang - Advanced Optical Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescence‐based imaging in the second near infrared window (NIR‐II, 1000–1700 nm) is
extensively used in both fundamental scientific research and clinical practice, owing to its …

Continuous-wave upconverting nanoparticle microlasers

A Fernandez-Bravo, K Yao, ES Barnard… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Reducing the size of lasers to microscale dimensions enables new technologies that are
specifically tailored for operation in confined spaces ranging from ultra-high-speed …

Ultrasmall inorganic nanoparticles: State-of-the-art and perspectives for biomedical applications

K Zarschler, L Rocks, N Licciardello, L Boselli… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Ultrasmall nanoparticulate materials with core sizes in the 1-3 nm range bridge the gap
between single molecules and classical, larger-sized nanomaterials, not only in terms of …

Inorganic semiconductor biointerfaces

Y Jiang, B Tian - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Biological systems respond to and communicate through biophysical cues, such as
electrical, thermal, mechanical and topographical signals. However, precise tools for …

Ultra-stable organic fluorophores for single-molecule research

Q Zheng, MF Juette, S Jockusch… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescence provides a mechanism for achieving contrast in biological imaging that
enables investigations of molecular structure, dynamics, and function at high spatial and …

Biological imaging without autofluorescence in the second near-infrared region

S Diao, G Hong, AL Antaris, JL Blackburn, K Cheng… - Nano Research, 2015 - Springer
Fluorescence imaging is capable of acquiring anatomical and functional information with
high spatial and temporal resolution. This imaging technique has been indispensable in …

Lanthanide nanoparticles for near-infrared II theranostics

T Jia, G Chen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared biological window (NIR-II, 1000–1700
nm) presents unparalleled merits of non-invasion, high sensitivity, deeper penetration depth …

Thermally activated delayed fluorescence of fluorescein derivative for time-resolved and confocal fluorescence imaging

X Xiong, F Song, J Wang, Y Zhang, Y Xue… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Compared with fluorescence imaging utilizing fluorophores whose lifetimes are in the order
of nanoseconds, time-resolved fluorescence microscopy has more advantages in monitoring …

Fluorescent nanodiamonds: past, present, and future

MH Alkahtani, F Alghannam, L Jiang, A Almethen… - …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Multi-color fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) containing a variety of color centers are
promising fluorescent markers for biomedical applications. Compared to colloidal quantum …

Nanodiamonds and silicon quantum dots: ultrastable and biocompatible luminescent nanoprobes for long-term bioimaging

M Montalti, A Cantelli, G Battistelli - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescence bioimaging is a powerful, versatile, method for investigating, both in vivo and
in vitro, the complex structures and functions of living organisms in real time and space, also …