Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 47, Issue 2, 207017(2020)
Progress in Research on Rare-Earth Upconversion Luminescent Nanomaterials and Bio-Sensing
Rare earth doped upconversion nanoluminescent materials (UCNP) can convert low-frequency photons into high-frequency photons, usually near-infrared light excitation and visible light emission. This unique optical property makes it promising for biological applications. In recent years, UCNPs have made significant progress in the imaging and sensing fields. This paper reviews the important progress in synthesis, surface modification, and bioassay using UCNPs, covering important advances in biological detection, and including upconversion fluorescence-based temperature, ions, small molecules, and important proteins and nucleic acids.
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Xie Yingling, Shen Bo, Zhou Bingshuai, Liu Min, Fei Hongtian, Sun Jiao, Dong Biao. Progress in Research on Rare-Earth Upconversion Luminescent Nanomaterials and Bio-Sensing[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(2): 207017
Category: biomedical photonics and laser medicine
Received: Oct. 8, 2019
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Published Online: Feb. 21, 2020
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