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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"upconverting nanoparticles"”.
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Upconverting nanoparticles: pushing theory and technology towards biomedical applications
… scattering and absorption in living tissues. Upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) possess the desirable properties of absorbing and emitting NIR light, making them ideal contrast agents for biomedical applications. UCNPs have shown promise in deep tissue imaging, optogenetics, photodynamic …
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Investigation of the energy transfer network in upconverting nanoparticles
Upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) have emerged as promising luminescent materials for a wide range of applications, including bioimaging, drug delivery, and photovoltaics. The intricate network of energy transfer processes within UCNPs enables their unique ability to convert low-energy infrared …
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Development of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers as Soft Mechanical Actuators
… light actuation in LCE with the assistance of upconverting nanoparticles and azobenzene dyes. However, due to time and resource limitations, they yielded no successful discovery in the end. Nevertheless, some experimental plans were made in order to inspire the reader to join the further …
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Tailoring Intermolecular Interactions for High-Performance Nanocomposites
… polymers efficiently complexed gold nanoparticles through urea-gold interactions. Furthermore, urea-containing methacrylic polymers served as a useful matrix for incorporation of silica-coated upconverting nanoparticles, affording upconverting nanoparticle composite films.The novel …
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Identification of bacteria-regulated mechanisms for the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and development of upconverting nanoparticle (UCNP) luminescence imaging for the monitoring of gut bacteria
… these limitations, we propose to develop upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) luminescence imaging for monitoring of gut bacteria. Their unique property of photon upconversion enables them to convert low energy near-infrared (NIR) light into higher energy visible/NIR light offering greater …
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Surface conjugation of upconversion nanoparticles via supramolecular host-guest self-assembly
… hold the key to driving many purpose-synthesized nanoparticles into real-world applications. Lanthanide (Ln) ions doped upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP) is a good example: while it delivers a great promise as molecular probes, sensors, drug carriers and light transducers for a library of …
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Drug Delivery Strategies Using Light Sensitive Molecules
… UV. Recently, several groups have reported using Upconverting Nanoparticles (UCNP) for the purpose of drug activation. The basis of this phenomenon is that the incidence of NIR light on these particles initiates multi-photon processes, eventually emitting UV/VIS wavelengths. The advantage of the …