A critical comparison of lanthanide based upconversion nanoparticles to fluorescent proteins, semiconductor quantum dots, and carbon dots for use in optical sensing …

SF Himmelstoß, T Hirsch - Methods and applications in …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The right choice of a fluorescent probe is essential for successful luminescence imaging and
sensing and especially concerning in vivo and in vitro applications, the development of new …

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 …

Suppression of Cation Intermixing Highly Boosts the Performance of Core–Shell Lanthanide Upconversion Nanoparticles

F Huang, N Bagheri, L Wang, H Ågren… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lanthanide upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have been extensively explored as
biomarkers, energy transducers, and information carriers in wide-ranging applications in …

[HTML][HTML] Stability, dissolution, and cytotoxicity of NaYF4-upconversion nanoparticles with different coatings

V Bastos, P Oskoei, E Andresen, MI Saleh, B Rühle… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted considerable attention owing to their
unique photophysical properties. Their utilization in biomedical applications depends on the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the protective effects of different surface coatings on NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ upconverting nanoparticles in buffer and DMEM

MI Saleh, B Rühle, S Wang, J Radnik, Y You… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We studied the dissolution behavior of β NaYF4: Yb (20%), Er (2%) UCNP of two different
sizes in biologically relevant media ie, water (neutral pH), phosphate buffered saline (PBS) …

Disintegration of Hexagonal NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ Upconverting Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media: The Role of Fluoride in Solubility Equilibrium

S Lahtinen, A Lyytikäinen, H Päkkilä… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The disintegration of hexagonal NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+ upconverting nanoparticles (UCNP)
was studied by incubating various nanoparticle concentrations in aqueous suspensions …

Perspectives and challenges of photon-upconversion nanoparticles-Part II: bioanalytical applications

HH Gorris, U Resch-Genger - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2017 - Springer
In Part II of this review series on lanthanide-doped photon-upconversion nanoparticles
(UCNPs), we present and critically discuss the performance and suitability of UCNPs as …

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 …

Unlocking long-term stability of upconversion nanoparticles with biocompatible phosphonate-based polymer coatings

K Malhotra, R Fuku, B Kumar, D Hrovat… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Achieving long-term (> 3 months) colloidal stability of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)
in biologically relevant buffers has been a major challenge, which has severely limited …

Time-dependent luminescence loss for individual upconversion nanoparticles upon dilution in aqueous solution

O Dukhno, F Przybilla, V Muhr, M Buchner, T Hirsch… - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-particle luminescence microscopy is a powerful method to extract information on
biological systems that is not accessible by ensemble-level methods. Upconversion …