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 …

Nanocrystals for Deep-Tissue In Vivo Luminescence Imaging in the Near-Infrared Region

Y Yang, Q Jiang, F Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
In vivo imaging technologies have emerged as a powerful tool for both fundamental
research and clinical practice. In particular, luminescence imaging in the tissue-transparent …

Cancer cell membrane-coated adjuvant nanoparticles with mannose modification for effective anticancer vaccination

R Yang, J Xu, L Xu, X Sun, Q Chen, Y Zhao, R Peng… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Tumor vaccines for cancer prevention and treatment have attracted tremendous interests in
the area of cancer immunotherapy in recent years. In this work, we present a strategy to …

Photothermal therapy with immune-adjuvant nanoparticles together with checkpoint blockade for effective cancer immunotherapy

Q Chen, L Xu, C Liang, C Wang, R Peng… - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
A therapeutic strategy that can eliminate primary tumours, inhibit metastases, and prevent
tumour relapses is developed herein by combining adjuvant nanoparticle-based …

Self-assembly of extracellular vesicle-like metal–organic framework nanoparticles for protection and intracellular delivery of biofunctional proteins

G Cheng, W Li, L Ha, X Han, S Hao… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The intracellular delivery of biofunctional enzymes or therapeutic proteins through systemic
administration is of great importance in therapeutic intervention of various diseases …

A convenient and versatile amino‐acid‐boosted biomimetic strategy for the nondestructive encapsulation of biomacromolecules within metal–organic frameworks

G Chen, S Huang, X Kou, S Wei… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, an amino‐acid‐boosted biomimetic strategy is reported that enabled the rapid
encapsulation, or co‐encapsulation, of a broad range of proteins into microporous metal …

Intelligent MoS2–CuO heterostructures with multiplexed imaging and remarkably enhanced antitumor efficacy via synergetic photothermal therapy/chemodynamic …

F Jiang, B Ding, S Liang, Y Zhao, Z Cheng, B Xing… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Rational design of biocompatible nanoplatforms simultaneously realizing multimodal
imaging and therapeutic functions is meaningful to cancer treatment. Herein, the MoS 2 …

Highly emissive dye-sensitized upconversion nanostructure for dual-photosensitizer photodynamic therapy and bioimaging

J Xu, P Yang, M Sun, H Bi, B Liu, D Yang, S Gai, F He… - Acs Nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
Rare-earth-based upconversion nanotechnology has recently shown great promise for
photodynamic therapy (PDT). However, the NIR-induced PDT is greatly restricted by …

Emerging nanomedicine approaches fighting tumor metastasis: animal models, metastasis-targeted drug delivery, phototherapy, and immunotherapy

C Liang, L Xu, G Song, Z Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Metastasis is directly or indirectly responsible for the majority of cancer deaths. Anti-
metastasis treatment is thus the key to cure cancer. Recent development in nanomedicine …

Dye-sensitized core/active shell upconversion nanoparticles for optogenetics and bioimaging applications

X Wu, Y Zhang, K Takle, O Bilsel, Z Li, H Lee, Z Zhang… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Near-infrared (NIR) dye-sensitized upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) can broaden the
absorption range and boost upconversion efficiency of UCNPs. Here, we achieved …