Upconverting nanoparticles: assessing the toxicity

A Gnach, T Lipinski, A Bednarkiewicz… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lanthanide doped nanoparticles (Ln: NPs) hold promise as novel luminescent probes for
numerous applications in nanobiophotonics. Despite excellent photostability, narrowband …

Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity evaluation of chemically synthesized and functionalized upconversion nanoparticles

AA Ansari, AK Parchur, Y Li, T Jia, R Lv, Y Wang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) show attractive anti-Stokes characteristics converting
lower-energy photons into higher-energy emissions. The excellent biocompatibility and …

Critical considerations on the clinical translation of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs): recommendations from the European upconversion network (COST Action …

H Oliveira, A Bednarkiewicz, A Falk… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The unique photoluminescent properties of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have
attracted worldwide research interest and inspired many bioanalytical applications. The anti …

Critical Aspects on the Chemical Stability of NaYF4-Based Upconverting Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

MF Torresan, A Wolosiuk - ACS applied bio materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
This review summarizes essential information about the chemical stability of NaYF4-based
upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) in aqueous solutions, a crucial aspect for achieving …

Upconversion nanophosphors for use in bioimaging, therapy, drug delivery and bioassays

Y Yang - Microchimica Acta, 2014 - Springer
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) represent a new class of fluorophores. Both the
excitation and (anti-Stokes) emission wavelengths are in the long wave part of the spectrum …

The theoretical molecular weight of NaYF4:RE upconversion nanoparticles

LE Mackenzie, JA Goode, A Vakurov, PP Nampi… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are utilized extensively for biomedical imaging,
sensing, and therapeutic applications, yet the molecular weight of UCNPs has not previously …

Upconversion NaYF 4: Yb: Er nanoparticles co-doped with Gd 3+ and Nd 3+ for thermometry on the nanoscale

DT Klier, MU Kumke - Rsc Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present work, the upconversion luminescence properties of oleic acid capped NaYF4:
Gd3+: Yb3+: Er3+ upconversion nanoparticles (UCNP) with pure β crystal phase and Nd3+ …

Amphiphilic coatings for the protection of upconverting nanoparticles against dissolution in aqueous media

O Plohl, S Kralj, B Majaron, E Fröhlich… - Dalton …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) of β-NaYF4, co-doped with Yb3+ and Tm3+ and 21–
36 nm large, were synthesized using a modified thermal decomposition method. The as …

Low-temperature open-air synthesis of PVP-coated NaYF4:Yb,Er,Mn upconversion nanoparticles with strong red emission

LE MacKenzie, D Alvarez-Ruiz… - Royal Society Open …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cubic (α-phase) NaYF4: Yb, Er upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are uniquely suited to
biophotonics and biosensing applications due to their near-infrared excitation and visible …

Upconversion luminescence in BaYF5, BaGdF5 and BaLuF5 nanocrystals doped with Yb3+/Ho3+, Yb3+/Er3+ or Yb3+/Tm3+ ions

T Grzyb, S Balabhadra, D Przybylska… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials based on BaREF 5 fluorides (where RE= Y, Gd and Lu), doped with
lanthanide ions Yb 3+/Ln 3+(Ln 3+= Er, Ho or Tm) were synthesized by microwave assisted …