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 …

Strategies to improve light utilization in solar fuel synthesis

Q Wang, C Pornrungroj, S Linley, E Reisner - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
The synthesis of fuels using sunlight offers a promising sustainable solution for chemical
energy storage, but inefficient utilization of the solar spectrum limits its commercial viability …

Recent development in sensitizers for lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence

X Cheng, J Zhou, J Yue, Y Wei, C Gao, X Xie… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The attractive features of lanthanide-doped upconversion luminescence (UCL), such as high
photostability, nonphotobleaching or photoblinking, and large anti-Stokes shift, have shown …

Management of fluorescent organic/inorganic nanohybrids for biomedical applications in the NIR-II region

B Li, M Zhao, J Lin, P Huang, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomedical fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared (NIR-II, 100–1700 nm) window
provides great potential for visualizing physiological and pathological processes, owing to …

Emerging ultrasmall luminescent nanoprobes for in vivo bioimaging

S Li, J Wei, Q Yao, X Song, J Xie, H Yang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoluminescence (PL) imaging has become a fundamental tool in disease diagnosis,
therapeutic evaluation, and surgical navigation applications. However, it remains a big …

Recent progress in the development of upconversion nanomaterials in bioimaging and disease treatment

G Liang, H Wang, H Shi, H Wang, M Zhu, A Jing… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Multifunctional lanthanide-based upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), which feature
efficiently convert low-energy photons into high-energy photons, have attracted …

Precise nanomedicine for intelligent therapy of cancer

H Chen, Z Gu, H An, C Chen, J Chen, R Cui… - Science China …, 2018 - Springer
Precise nanomedicine has been extensively explored for efficient cancer imaging and
targeted cancer therapy, as evidenced by a few breakthroughs in their preclinical and …

Dual‐responsive nanocomposites for synergistic antibacterial therapies facilitating bacteria‐infected wound healing

S Cheng, M Qi, W Li, W Sun, M Li, J Lin… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rising dangers of bacterial infections have created an urgent need for the development
of a new generation of antibacterial technologies and therapeutics. Antibacterial …

Surface modified lanthanide upconversion nanoparticles for drug delivery, cellular uptake mechanism, and current challenges in NIR-driven therapies

AA Ansari, AK Parchur, G Chen - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Lanthanides (Ln 3+) are a particular class of optical materials and are regularly
utilized as a structure block for architectures of optoelectronic frameworks because of their …

Lanthanide‐doped near‐infrared nanoparticles for biophotonics

H Li, X Wang, TY Ohulchanskyy, G Chen - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Light in the near‐infrared (NIR) spectral region is increasingly utilized in bioapplications,
providing deeper penetration in biological tissues owing to the lower absorption and …