SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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IF 7.46
Wei Tang,Ruo Mi,Lun Wang,Hongqi Chen
A quantitative image analysis and separation system was designed for detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related DNAs in the red region by combining of upconversion luminescence nanoprobe and magnetic beads (MBs). Carboxyl-modified NaGdF 4 :Yb, [email protected] 4 upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) were connected to single-stranded DNA to form a reporter probe, while carboxyl-modified magnetic beads were connected to another single-stranded DNA to form a capture probe. In the presence of target HIV DNAs, NaGdF 4 :Yb, [email protected] 4 UCNPs and magnetic beads were conjugated to form UCNPs-DNA-MBs nanocomplexes through DNA-DNA heteroduplexes based on the principle of complementary base pairing. After magnetic separation, the upconversion luminescence intensity of UCNPs-DNA-MBs nanocomplexes was related to the concentration of the target HIV DNAs. The detection methods were investigated by fluorescence spectrometry and quantitative image analysis based on upconversion luminescence total internal reflection (TIR) imaging platform. Compared to the luminescence spectral analysis, the quantitative image analysis shows higher sensitivity (linear range of 0.02−30 nM and detection limit of 0.0102 nM). More importantly, this method only needs 10 μL sample and the analysis time is about 0.1 s. The method combines quantitative image analysis with magnetic separation technology, which has the characteristics of low background interference and high separation efficiency allowing for application to the field of biology.
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分析化学
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生物技术
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纳米技术
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病毒学
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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2018
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IF 2.732
Zengchao Yu,Xiaoxiao Li,Xin Wang,Yanmin Yang
In this paper, Yb 3+ /Er 3+ , Yb 3+ /Tm 3+ and Yb 3+ /Er 3+ /Tm 3+ co-doped β -NaYF 4 up-conversion fluorescent nanoparticles (UCNPs) with an average diameter of 50 nm were successfully synthesized through a thermal decomposition method. The Yb 3+ /Er 3+ co-doped UCNPs possess bright and tunable luminescence varying from green to red as the ratio of Yb 3+ and Er 3+ doping increases. Remarkably, white up-conversion luminescence can be successfully achieved through the incorporation of Tm 3+ . The white light up-conversion efficiency of Yb 3+ /Er 3+ /Tm 3+ co-doped UCNPs dispersed in the solvent have been calculated, suggesting the potentials of the efficient white up-conversion emissions for the multispectral imaging and potential bio-applications.
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材料科学
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光学
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生物医学工程
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2019
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IF 8.456
Anshi Chu,Huilin He,Zhen Yin,Ruiheng Peng,Hongcheng Yang,Xian Gao,Dan Luo,Rui Chen,Guichuan Xing,Yan Jun Liu
Greatly enhanced upconversion luminescence was demonstrated by integrating the core–shell upconversion nanorods with the Ag nanogratings. Both the Ag nanogratings and upconversion nanorods were fabricated/synthesized in a facile, cost-effective, high-throughput way. Experimental results showed that the upconversion luminescence intensity of Er3+ in the core–shell upconversion nanorods can be well tuned and enhanced by changing the shell thickness and the period of the Ag nanograting. The underlying physical mechanism for the upconversion luminescence enhancement was attributed to the plasmonically enhanced near infrared broadband absorption of the periodic Ag nanograting and the localized surface plasmon resonance of Ag nanocrystals. The maximum enhanced factors of 523 nm, 544 nm (green emission), and 658 nm (red emission) of Er3+ ions excited at 980 nm are 3.8-, 5.5-, and 4.6-folds, respectively. Our fabrication approach and results suggest that such a simple integration is potentially useful for biosensing/imaging and anti-counterfeiting applications.
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纳米技术
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光学
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS
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2022
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IF 4.632
Xiaoli Luo,Qichen Chen,Hongbo Guo,Heng Zhang,Xiaowei He,Wu Zhao
Fluorescence imaging techniques represent essential tools in in vitro , preclinical, and clinical studies. In this study, an improved one-step hydrothermal method to synthesize citric acid (CA) modified α -NaYbF 4 :2%Er 3+ nanocrystals was proposed. The introduction of various doping ions into NaYbF 4 :2%Er 3+ and the different valence states of the same ions affect both the crystal size and upconversion luminescence. Therefore, we investigated the upconversion luminescence enhancement of NaYbF 4 :2%Er 3+ by ion doping and find that the upconversion luminescence intensity of the upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) co-doped with 5 mol% Fe 2+ ions shows the greatest enhancement, especially for red emission at 654 nm. Furthermore, HeLa cells incubated with UCNPs allow for imaging with strong red upconversion emission detection. Confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) fluorescent images of HeLa cells indicate that NaYbF 4 :2%Er/5%Fe 2+ leads to a clear outline and improves visualization of the cell morphology. In addition, the CA coated NaYbF 4 :2%Er 3+ /5%Fe 2+ nanoparticles and NaYbF 4 :2%Er 3+ /5%Fe 2+ show low cytotoxicity in HeLa cells. Organ imaging reveals the efficiency of these UCNPs to analyze the lungs, liver, and spleen. Together, these results indicate that the Cit-NaYbF 4 :2%Er 3+ /5%Fe 2+ UCNPs are efficient nanoprobes for fluorescence molecular tomography.
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生物医学工程
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材料科学
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纳米医学
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CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
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2016
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IF 1.86
Zhen Wei,Wei Zheng,Zhiyong Zhu,Xiongfei Guo
SrWO 4 :Er 3+ /Yb 3+ phosphors are synthesized by a solid state reaction . The XRD patterns indicate that the doping ions will not change the phase of SrWO 4 . Under the excitation at 980 nm, SrWO 4 :Er 3+ /Yb 3+ phosphors show emission bands in green and red regions. The temperature-dependence of upconversion efficiency and temperature-sensing properties of SrWO 4 :Er 3+ /Yb 3+ phosphors have been discussed according to the fluorescence intensity ratio of green emissions from 2 H 11/2 / 4 S 3/2 → 4 I 15/2 transitions of Er 3+ in the range of 95–775 K under the excitation at 980 nm. The maximum sensitivity of SrWO 4 :1%Er 3+ /6%Yb 3+ phosphor is found to be 0.01282 K −1 at 489 K.
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材料科学
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光学
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2023
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IF 3.9
Wei Liu,Shiqing Xu,Lei Lei
Lanthanide doped Sc 2 (MoO 4 ) 3 upconversion (UC) crystals showed distinct negative thermal quenching effect, which show promising applications in the temperature sensing field. However, it is still valuable to develop novel routes to enhance the room temperature UC intensity. Herein, the UC intensity of the Yb/Er (Ho) doped Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 crystals were significantly enhanced by doping Ca 2+ ions. The incorporation of Ca 2+ ions can break the crystal symmetry around the activators and then promote the 4f-4f transitions followed by the enhanced UC. Especially, the UC intensity of the Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 :20Yb/1Ho/20Ca was about 100 times than that of Sc 2 Mo 3 O 12 :20Yb/1Ho phosphors. Furthermore, the thermally couple levels based temperature sensing performance was improved after doping Ca 2+ ions. Our results may promote the exploration of novel scheelite structural compounds with superior UC properties.
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光学
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JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
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2022
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IF 4.171
Hao Ren,Shoujun Ding,Hongyuan Li,Wenpeng Liu,Yong Zou,Yufeng Han,Qingli Zhang
Upconversion luminescent materials exhibit excellent near-infrared to visible conversion properties that make them crucial for optoelectronics , visible display devices, and biological labels. Herein, we report a high-quality Yb 3+ and Er 3+ co-doped Gd 3 Sc 2 Al 3 O 12 ( GSAG) single crystal which was grown successfully by the traditional Czochralski method with Er 3+ and Yb 3+ doping concentration of 1 at.% and 10 at.%, respectively. The structure parameters of the crystal were observed by the X-ray Rietveld refinement method. In addition, the transmission and upconversion emission properties of the crystal were analyzed at room temperature . The 940 nm excited upconversion energy transfer mechanism and dependence of the green-to-red upconversion intensity ratio ( I g/r ) on pump power were investigated. A dominant two-photon absorption process of the green and red upconversion emission bands were revealed in Yb,Er:GSAG crystal. The results indicate the crystal is a promising upconversion single crystalline material.
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光学
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材料科学
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Acta Biomaterialia
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2020
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IF 7.242
Xinxin Li,Lin Liu,Yu Fu,Hongda Chen,Murad M.A. Abualrejal,Hua Zhang,Zhenxin Wang,Huimao Zhang
Currently, it is still a great challenge to develop tumor targeting nanoparticles with high sensitivity and high resolution for improving the non-invasive detection ability of colorectal cancer (CRC) at an early stage. In this study, NaErF 4 : [email protected] 4 :Yb [email protected] upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) were prepared with high upconversion luminescence (UCL) emission in red light region through adjusting the doping ratios of Er and Yb elements in the core. For biomedical applications, the carboxyl-terminated silica shell was introduced to transfer the as-prepared UCNPs from the organic phase to the aqueous phase, and allowed conjugation with peptide ligands derived from the l -SP5 peptide ( i.e. , l -SP5-H and l -SP5-C), respectively. Due to the tumor-targeting affinity of the PSP motif in the peptide ligands, the as-prepared peptide functionalized UCNPs ( [email protected] 2 - l -SP5-H and [email protected] 2 - l -SP5-C) can be used as an active tumor targeting contrast agents for UCL/T 1 -weighted magnetic resonance (MR) dual-mode imaging. Both the in vitro and in vivo experimental results demonstrated that [email protected] 2 - l -SP5-C has relatively high affinity for the HCT116 CRC subtype. Moreover, [email protected] 2 - l -SP5-C can visualize ultra-small subcutaneous xenografted HCT116 tumors (c.a. 13 mm 3 in volume) by in vivo UCL imaging. Statement of Significance 1. High red emission UCNPs were synthesized for tumor-targeting dual-mode bioimaging. 2. With tumor-binding affinity peptide, [email protected] 2 - l -SP5-C shows high HCT116 tumor targeting ability. 3. [email protected] 2 - l -SP5-C successfully achieves sensitive detection of ultrasmall HCT116 tumors.
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纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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癌症研究
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分子成像
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JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
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2024
·Vol. 41
·期 3
·798-808
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IF 1.8
Shengyi Liu,Duan Gao,Li Wang,Wenbin Song,Zhiliang Zhang,Shitao Wang,Ying Zhu,Qi Zhang
${{\rm Er}^{3 +}}/{{\rm Yb}^{3 +}}$ co-doped ${{\rm SrBi}_4}{{\rm Ti}_4}{{\rm O}_{15}}$ crystalline powders were synthesized using the high-temperature solid-phase method. The crystal structure of the obtained phosphors was analyzed through x-ray diffraction (XRD), confirming the purity of all products such as ${{\rm SrBi}_4}{{\rm Ti}_4}{{\rm O}_{15}}$. Employing experimental design optimization theory, regression equations were established to correlate the ${{\rm Er}^{3 +}}/{{\rm Yb}^{3 +}}$ doping concentrations with the luminescent intensities. The genetic algorithm was utilized to compute the optimal solutions of the equations, resulting in ${{\rm Er}^{3 +}}$ and ${{\rm Yb}^{3 +}}$ doping concentrations of 3 mol% (molar fraction) and 20 mol% under 980 nm laser excitation and 3 mol% and 29.79 mol% under 1550 nm laser excitation. The up-conversion fluorescence emission spectra of the samples were measured under 980 nm excitation, revealing intense green emissions at 525 nm, 550 nm, and 662 nm, corresponding to the $^2{{\rm H}_{11/2}}{\to}{^4}{{\rm I}_{15/2}}$, ${^4}{{\rm S}_{3/2}}{\to}{^4}{{\rm I}_{15/2}}$, and $^4{{\rm F}_{9/2}}{\to}{^4}{{\rm I}_{15/2}}$ energy levels, respectively. Under 1550 nm excitation, peaks corresponding to the same energy levels were observed at 523 nm, 548 nm, and 661 nm. The relationship between the up-conversion fluorescence and the laser operating current for the optimal samples under 980 nm and 1550 nm excitations was explored, indicating two-photon and three-photon processes, respectively. Detailed analysis and discussion of the up-conversion fluorescence mechanisms were conducted. Additionally, the relationship between the up-conversion fluorescence and the temperature for the optimal samples was investigated, revealing excellent temperature sensing characteristics under 980 and 1550 nm laser excitations. The CIE coordinates for the optimal samples were calculated as (0.3111, 0.6747) and (0.5254, 0.4671) under 980 nm and 1550 nm excitations, respectively.
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材料科学
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光学
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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IF 5.1
Xiangyue Liu,Bing Li,Bin Duan,Shiying Guo,Shengli Zhang,Nan Meng,Zhaoyang Lou,Tong Liu,Junshan Hu,Hong Ge
Bi 2 O 3 phosphors co-doped with Yb 3+ and Er 3+ ions were successfully synthesized using a high-temperature solid-state method. Under 980 nm near-infrared laser excitation, Bi 2 O 3 : Yb 3+ /Er 3+ phosphors emit strong red light at 658 nm and weak green light at 551 nm. The optimal doping concentrations of Yb 3+ and Er 3+ are 0.10 and 0.02, respectively. This composition results in a red-to-green intensity ratio of 157.6. The red emission is primarily driven by energy transfer, promoting Er 3+ from the 4 I 13/2 level to the 4 F 9/2 level [Yb 3+ ( 2 F 5/2 ) + Er 3+ ( 4 I 13/2 ) → Yb 3+ ( 2 F 7/2 ) + Er 3+ ( 4 F 9/2 )]. The cross-relaxation process lowers the photon population in the 4 F 7/2 level and raises the photon population in the 4 F 9/2 level, leading to the occurrence of a single-band red emission. This phosphor also demonstrates promising potential for optical temperature sensing. It exhibits a maximum relative sensitivity of 3.02 % K −1 at 298 K.
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材料科学
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光学
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2016
·Vol. 4
·期 8
·1675-1684
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IF 5.066
M. Wu,E. H. Song,Z. T. Chen,S. Ding,S. Ye,J. J. Zhou,S. Q. Xu,Q. Y. Zhang
Single-band red upconversion (UC) emission of Er3+ has been successfully achieved in Yb3+/Er3+ codoped KMgF3 nanocrystals via a nonequivalent substitution strategy, in which lanthanide ions probably aggregate, as evidenced by density functional theory calculations and upconversion dynamic processes. The aggregation of Yb3+/Er3+ would cause large cross-relaxation probabilities among the lanthanide ions when photo-excited, resulting in the disappearance of the green emission and the population of the red emitting level of Er3+. Interestingly, the single-band feature is independent of the dopant concentration and pump power. The possible UC mechanism is discussed in detail according to nanocrystal morphology, ion radii, lattice parameters and decay lifetime studies of the Yb3+–Er3+ doped analogous compounds (KMgF3, KZnF3 and KCdF3). It could be concluded that Yb3+/Er3+ ions tend to aggregate in KMgF3, resulting in the largest ratio of red to green UC emission. This research may give a perspective toward tuning the UC emission of lanthanide ions.
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材料科学
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光学
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Crystals
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 5
·812
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IF 2.7
Yuanyuan Xiong,Mengxiao Chen,Zhen Mao,Yiqing Deng,Jing He,Huaixuan Mu,Peini Li,Wangcai Zou,Qiang Zhao
Carbon dots have drawn extensive attention in the detection of metal ions with good stability, excellent biocompatibility and low toxicity. Meanwhile, the quantum yield, response rate and the detection mechanism for Cu2+ions are vital to their development and application. To obtain more selective and sensitive materials to detect Cu2+ions, N-doped carbon dots (DN-CDs) were synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method using citric acid as the carbon source and diethylenetriamine (DETA) as the nitrogen source. The obtained DN-CDs exhibited stable and intense blue light emission and special near-infrared up-conversion fluorescence at 820 nm, attributed to the effect of introducing N atoms into the structure of carbon dots. Due to the dynamic quenching of the DN-CDs by Cu2+ions, the fluorescence intensity (λex = 820 nm) of DN-CDs was quantitatively decreased in the presence of Cu2+ions. The DN-CDs had a rapid response within 3 min. The DN-CD system exhibited a linear relationship with a concentration range from 2.5 to 50 µM and low detection limit (LOD) of 42 nM. After careful investigation, an interesting conclusion was proposed: N-doped CDs with N/O = 1:1 or higher with relatively abundant N atoms prefer to detect Cu2+ions while those with N/O = 1:2 or lower prefer to detect Fe3+ions.Keywords:carbon dots;up-conversion fluorescence;Cu2+ions detection
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材料科学
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分析化学
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