RSC Advances
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2020
·Vol. 10
·期 31
·18054-18061
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IF 3.119
Jing Chen,Hui-Hui Xiang,Zu-Zhi Zhao,Yun-Kai Wu,Meng-Yu Fei,Meng-Meng Song
An ultra-sensitive T2-weighted MR imaging contrast agent was prepared based on Fe3O4 nanoparticles and Gd3+ ions (Fe3O4@Gd). Amino modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles were conjugated to diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, and finally coordinated with Gd3+ ions. The nanoparticles had a uniform morphology with a size of 100 nm and a Gd/Fe mass ratio of 1/110. The r2 (transverse relaxivity) of the Fe3O4 nanoparticles increased from 131.89 mM−1 s−1 to 202.06 mM−1 s−1 after coordination with Gd3+ ions. MR measurements showed that the aqueous dispersion of Fe3O4@Gd nanoparticles had an obvious concentration-dependent negative contrast enhancement. Hepatoma cells were selected to test the cytotoxicity and MR imaging effect. The application of Fe3O4@Gd nanoparticles as contrast agents was also exploited in vivo for T2-weighted MR imaging of rat livers. All the results showed the effectiveness of the nanoparticles in MR diagnosis.
研究领域:
医学影像学
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纳米医学
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生物材料学
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PubMed
高影响因子
LANGMUIR
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2016
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IF 3.993
Hongli Du,Jiani Yu,Dongcai Guo,Weitao Yang,Jun Wang,Bingbo Zhang
Gd3+-ion-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), integrating the advantages of upconversion luminescence and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modalities, are capturing increasing attention because they are promising to improve the accuracy of diagnosis. The embedded Gd3+ ions in UCNPs, however, have an indistinct MRI enhancement owing to the inefficient exchange of magnetic fields with the surrounding water protons. In this study, a novel approach is developed to improve the MR imaging sensitivity of Gd3+-ion-doped UCNPs. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) bundled with DTPA-Gd3+ (DTPAGd) is synthesized both as the MR imaging sensitivity synergist and phase-transfer ligand for the surface engineering of UCNPs. The external Gd3+ ion attachment strategy is found to significant improve the MR imaging sensitivity of Gd3+-ion-doped UCNPs. The relaxivity analysis shows that UCNPs@BSA·DTPAGd exhibit higher relaxivity values than do UCNPs@BSA without DTPAGd moieties. Another relaxivity study discloses a striking message that the relaxivity value does not always reflect the realistic MRI enhancement capability. The high concentration of Gd3+-ion-containing UCNPs with further surface-engineered BSA·DTPAGd (denoted as UCNPs–H@BSA·DTPAGd) exhibits a more pronounced MRI enhancement capability compared to the other two counterparts [UCNPs–N@BSA·DTPAGd and UCNPs–L@BSA·DTPAGd (−N and –L are denoted as zero and low concentrations of Gd3+ ion doping, respectively)], even though it holds the lowest r1 of 1.56 s–1 per mmol L–1 of Gd3+. The physicochemical properties of UCNPs are essentially maintained after BSA·DTPAGd surface decoration with good colloidal stability, in addition to improving the MR imaging sensitivity. In vivo T1-weighted MRI shows potent tumor-enhanced MRI with UCNPs–H@BSA·DTPAGd. An in vivo biodistribution study indicates that it is gradually excreted from the body via hepatobiliary and renal processing with no obvious toxicity. It could therefore be concluded, with improved MR imaging sensitivity by an internal and external incorporation of Gd3+ strategy, that UCNPs–H@BSA·DTPAGd presents great potential as an alternative in tumor-targeted MR imaging.
研究领域:
纳米技术
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医学成像
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材料科学
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生物医学工程
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高影响因子
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2025
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IF 19
Zhichao Liu,Xulong Lv,Yanjie Liang,Qian Chen,Peng Zhang,Doudou Zhang,Xingliang Luo,Xuhui Xu
Deep ultraviolet (UV) mechanoluminescence (ML) materials hold broad application prospects in bright-field visualization detection, solid-blind imaging, and information storage due to their shorter emission wavelengths. However, current research on deep UV ML materials primarily focuses on trap control to suppress their reuse. Here, we enhance the deep UV ML of Gd 3+ ions by constructing a 4f-5d coupling between Pr 3+ ions and the 6 P 7/2 energy level of Gd 3+ ions in the wide-bandgap Lu 3 Al 2 Ga 3 O 12 with a garnet structure. The results suggest that the deep UV ML in Lu 3 Al 2 Ga 3 O 12 : Pr 3+ , Gd 3+ is trap-independent, and its self-recovery property originates from the continuous triboelectric charge transfer between polydimethylsiloxane and the ML particles. Sterilization experiments using deep UV ML against pathogenic E. coli highlight the potential of deep UV ML materials for continuous sterilization applications.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光学材料
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力致发光
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固态物理
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抗菌技术
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Nanoscale
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2018
·Vol. 10
·期 40
·19052-19063
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IF 7.233
Yanlei Liu,Xiao Zhi,Wenxiu Hou,Fangfang Xia,Jingpu Zhang,Lexiang Li,Yuping Hong,Hao Yan,Chen Peng,Jesus Martinez de la Fuentea,Jie Song,Daxiang Cui
The development of multifunctional nanoparticles for tumor theranostics has become a research hotspot. Despite the advantages of non-invasive precision diagnostics and efficient drug-delivery, these nanoparticles bring two significant issues: (i) a potential toxic effect and (ii) difficult clearance. To solve these issues, carbon dots (C-dots) are key potential candidates owing to their unique properties, such as excellent biocompatibility and rapid renal clearance. However, their small size leads to a short circulation time in the blood, which causes non-sufficient tumor accumulation for antitumor therapy. To reach the balance between an efficient accumulation in a tumor and rapid clearance from the body, herein we report a new multifunctional nanoprobe: photosensitizer (chlorine e6, Ce6)-loaded assembled C-dots (A-C-dots@Ce6). The A-C-dots@Ce6 were assembled from negatively-charged discrete C-dots using Gd3+ ions as a “glue”. which also provided another function of in vivo nanoprobe monitoring via magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Moreover, the nanoprobe exhibited an acidic pH-dependent disassembly and drug-release property. Benefiting from these advantages, the nanoprobe showed a targeted antitumor effect in A549 tumor-bearing mice under laser irradiation and gradual disassembly in the tumor for later body clearance. Therefore, the nanoprobe potentially provides a new strategy to solve the above balance issue, and brightens the future for antitumor monitoring and treatment.
研究领域:
纳米技术
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生物医学工程
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药学
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材料科学
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医学影像
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高影响因子
Advanced Optical Materials
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2022
·Vol. 10
·期 10
·2102200
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IF 10.05
Chong Zhao,Yingkui Li,Wanggui Ye,Xiaofei Shen,Zicheng Wen,Xuanyi Yuan,Yongge Cao,Chaoyang Ma
Colloidal all-inorganic lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (LHP NCs) feature with tunable high-efficiency photoluminescence from blue to red for optoelectronic applications but suffer from instability under water moisture, UV light illumination, high-temperature shock, as well as oxygen erosion. Previous work to improve LHP NCs stability was mainly focused on either glass bulk sealed LHP quantum dots (QDs) with low quantum efficiency, or mesoporous silica matrixes confined LHP QDs with organic ligands still existing. Here, a facile, noncolloidal, ligand-free LHP QDs growth with physical confinement is proposed by integrating the growth of perovskite QDs with the fabrication process of hydrophobic silica-aerogel powders (SAPs). As a result, the as-synthesized mono- and mixed-cesium-lead-halide QDs @ SAPs composites show tunable photoluminescence from purple to deep red. Besides, the Pr 3+ ions doped CsPbBr 3 QDs @ SAPs composites exhibit moderate quantum efficiency, excellent stability under UV illumination, water moisture as well as temperature variation. Furthermore, performances of white LED device encapsulated Pr 3+ doped composite with blue GaN chip and commercial red (Sr, Ca)AlSiN 3 :Eu 2+ phosphor are evaluated. This work demonstrates a facile and general strategy for synthesizing high-stable all-inorganic cesium-lead-halide QDs for applications in white LED and display devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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光电技术
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纳米技术
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光子学
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高影响因子
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