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ArticleBiomedical optics express2015

Deep, high contrast microscopic cell imaging using three-photon luminescence of β-(NaYF4:Er(3+)/NaYF4) nanoprobe excited by 1480-nm CW laser of only 1.5-mW.

Jing Liu, Ruitao Wu, Nana Li, Xin Zhang, Qiuqiang Zhan, Sailing He

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Jing LiuSCNU-ZJU Joint Research Center of Photonics, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University (SCNU), 510006 Guangzhou, China.
Ruitao WuSCNU-ZJU Joint Research Center of Photonics, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University (SCNU), 510006 Guangzhou, China.
Nana LiSCNU-ZJU Joint Research Center of Photonics, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University (SCNU), 510006 Guangzhou, China.
Xin ZhangSCNU-ZJU Joint Research Center of Photonics, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University (SCNU), 510006 Guangzhou, China.
Qiuqiang ZhanSCNU-ZJU Joint Research Center of Photonics, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University (SCNU), 510006 Guangzhou, China.
Sailing HeSCNU-ZJU Joint Research Center of Photonics, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University (SCNU), 510006 Guangzhou, China ; Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, Zhejiang University (ZJU), Hangzhou 310058, China ; Department of Electromagnetic Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden ; sailing@kth.se.

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Abstract

It is challenging to achieve deep microscopic imaging for the strong scattering in biotissue. An efficient three-photon luminescence can effectively increase the penetration depth. Here we report that β-NaYF4: Er(3+)/NaYF4 UCNPs were excited by a 1480-nm CW-laser and emitted 543/653-nm light through a three-photon process. With the merit of the hexagonal crystal phase, sub-milliwatt laser power was utilized to excite the UCNP-probed cells to minimize the heating effect. The polymer-coated UCNPs were shown to be harmless to cells. The deep, high contrast in vitro microscopic imaging was implemented through an artificial phantom. Imaging depth of 800 μm was achieved using only 1.5 mW excitation and a 0.7 NA objective. The green/red emission intensities ratio after penetrating the phantom was studied, indicating that longer emission wavelength is preferred for deep multiphoton microscopy. The proposed and demonstrated β-UCNPs would have great potential in three-photon microscopy.

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(160.5690) Rare-earth-doped materials(180.0180) Microscopy(190.4180) Multiphoton processes

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PMID26137385
PMCPMC4467713

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