Biomedicine and cell and molecular biology require powerful imaging techniques of the
single molecule scale to the whole organism, either for fundamental science or diagnosis …

Conspectus Owing to their unique features, the past decade has witnessed rapid
developments of lanthanide-activated nanoparticles for biological applications. These …

The application of nanomaterials made of rare earth elements within biomedical sciences
continues to make significant progress. The rare earth elements, also called the lanthanides …

Rare earth based nanostructures constitute a type of functional materials widely used and
studied in the recent literature. The purpose of this review is to provide a general and …

Rare earth (RE) nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention due to their unique
optical and magnetic properties associated with f‐electrons. The recent accomplishments in …

Inorganic fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) have initiated an extensive upsurge in biological
application research. Just as quantum dots are regarded as a vigorous reinforcement of the …

Nanotechnology has recently allowed us to design and prepare nanoplatforms with the
potential to face currently unresolved problems. Among these platforms, nanoparticles in …

In vivo fluorescence imaging in the near-infrared region between 1500–1700 nm (NIR-IIb
window) affords high spatial resolution, deep-tissue penetration, and diminished auto …

The current status of the use of core–shell rare-earth-doped nanoparticles in biomedical
applications is reviewed in detail. The different core–shell rare-earth-doped nanoparticles …

Multifunctional lanthanide-based nanomaterials are envisioned to create a huge impact in
nanomedicine through improved diagnosis and treatment of diseases. This review focuses …