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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Recent Advances of Upconversion Nanomaterials in the Biological Field.

Cunjin Gao, Pengrui Zheng, Quanxiao Liu, Shuang Han, Dongli Li, Shiyong Luo, Hunter Temple, Christina Xing, Jigang Wang, Yanling Wei and 2 more

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Cunjin GaoBeijing Key Laboratory of Printing and Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China.
Pengrui ZhengBeijing Key Laboratory of Printing and Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China.
Quanxiao LiuBeijing Key Laboratory of Printing and Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China.
Shuang HanBeijing Key Laboratory of Printing and Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China.
Dongli LiBeijing Key Laboratory of Printing and Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China.
Shiyong LuoBeijing Key Laboratory of Printing and Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China.
Hunter TempleDepartment of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA.
Christina XingDepartment of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA.
Jigang WangBeijing Key Laboratory of Printing and Packaging Materials and Technology, Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication, Beijing 102600, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8943-3758
Yanling WeiFaculty of Applied Sciences, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, China.
Tao JiangCAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy and Sensor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101400, China.
Wei ChenDepartment of Physics, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019-0059, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6989-9830

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rare Earth Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are a type of material that emits high-energy photons by absorbing two or more low-energy photons caused by the anti-stokes process. It can emit ultraviolet (UV) visible light or near-infrared (NIR) luminescence upon NIR light excitation. Due to its excellent physical and chemical properties, including exceptional optical stability, narrow emission band, enormous Anti-Stokes spectral shift, high light penetration in biological tissues, long luminescent lifetime, and a high signal-to-noise ratio, it shows a prodigious application potential for bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy. This paper will briefly introduce the physical mechanism of upconversion luminescence (UCL) and focus on their research progress and achievements in bio-imaging, bio-detection, and photodynamic therapy.

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bio-detectionbio-imagingPDTRE-dopedUCLUCNPs

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PMID34684916
PMCPMC8539378

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