Rare-earth doping in nanostructured inorganic materials

B Zheng, J Fan, B Chen, X Qin, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Impurity doping is a promising method to impart new properties to various materials. Due to
their unique optical, magnetic, and electrical properties, rare-earth ions have been …

Controlling upconversion in emerging multilayer core–shell nanostructures: from fundamentals to frontier applications

S Liu, L Yan, J Huang, Q Zhang, B Zhou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lanthanide-based upconversion nanomaterials have recently attracted considerable
attention in both fundamental research and various frontier applications owing to their …

Bright and stable perovskite light-emitting diodes in the near-infrared range

Y Sun, L Ge, L Dai, C Cho, J Ferrer Orri, K Ji… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have attracted broad attention due to their rapidly
increasing external quantum efficiencies (EQEs),,,,,,,,,,,,,–. However, most high EQEs of …

[HTML][HTML] Smart/stimuli-responsive hydrogels: Cutting-edge platforms for tissue engineering and other biomedical applications

HM El-Husseiny, EA Mady, L Hamabe, A Abugomaa… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, biomedicine and tissue regeneration have emerged as great advances that
impacted the spectrum of healthcare. This left the door open for further improvement of their …

Photoluminescent nanoparticles for chemical and biological analysis and imaging

WR Algar, M Massey, K Rees, R Higgins… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Beyond the visible: bioinspired infrared adaptive materials

J Yang, X Zhang, X Zhang, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Infrared (IR) adaptation phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and biological systems. Taking
inspiration from natural creatures, researchers have devoted extensive efforts for developing …

Tether-free photothermal deep-brain stimulation in freely behaving mice via wide-field illumination in the near-infrared-II window

X Wu, Y Jiang, NJ Rommelfanger, F Yang… - Nature Biomedical …, 2022 - nature.com
Neural circuitry is typically modulated via invasive brain implants and tethered optical fibres
in restrained animals. Here we show that wide-field illumination in the second near-infrared …

Stimuli‐responsive nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical applications

P Lavrador, MR Esteves, VM Gaspar… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The complex tissue‐specific physiology that is orchestrated from the nano‐to the
macroscale, in conjugation with the dynamic biophysical/biochemical stimuli underlying …

Prussian blue nanozyme as a pyroptosis inhibitor alleviates neurodegeneration

X Ma, J Hao, J Wu, Y Li, X Cai, Y Zheng - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Current pharmacological interventions for Parkinson's disease (PD) remain unsatisfactory in
clinical settings. Inflammasome‐mediated pyroptosis represents a potential therapeutic …

Deep brain stimulation by blood–brain-barrier-crossing piezoelectric nanoparticles generating current and nitric oxide under focused ultrasound

T Kim, HJ Kim, W Choi, YM Lee, JH Pyo, J Lee… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Deep brain stimulation via implanted electrodes can alleviate neuronal disorders. However,
its applicability is constrained by side effects resulting from the insertion of electrodes into …