RSC Advances
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2018
·Vol. 8
·期 23
·12944-12950
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IF 2.936
Yang Su,Li-Na Hao,Kun Liu,Jun Zhang,Liang Dong,Yunjun Xu,Yang Lu,Hai-Sheng Qian
Upconversion core–shell nanoparticles have attracted a large amount of attention due to their multifunctionality and specific applications. In this work, based on a NaGdF4 sub-10 nm ultrasmall nanocore, a series of core–shell upconversion nanoparticles with uniform size doped with Yb3+, Er3+ and NaDyF4 shells with different thicknesses were synthesized by a facile sequential growth process. NaDyF4 coated upconversion luminescent nanoparticles showed an obvious fluorescence quenching under excitation at 980 nm as a result of energy resonance transfer between Yb3+, Er3+ and Dy3+. NaGdF4:Yb,Er@NaDyF4 core–shell nanoparticles with ultrathin layer shells exhibited a better T1-weighted MR contrast.
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材料科学
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医学影像
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纳米技术
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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2025
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IF 5.1
Jin Liu,Boying Wang,Shuxin Li,Yao Wang,Jun Li,Yan Zhang,Christopher D. Snow,Matt J. Kipper,Soo Wohn Lee,Laurence A. Belfiore,Jianguo Tang
Advanced data storage and anti-counterfeiting technologies are critical in addressing modern information safety. In this work, novel nanocomposites of Eu3+, Tb3+, Zn2+ and -hyaluronan for down-conversion and NaGdF4:Yb,Er nanoparticles for up-conversion have been synthesized and applied for innovative anticounterfeiting luminescent inks. These inks exhibit excellent fluorescence under dual UV or NIR excitation, and sensitive quenching in response to some ions or compounds, enabling multi-level data encoding, reversible Cu2+ detection, and dynamic information concealment. Utilizing electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing, we achieved precise patterns with line widths of approximately 20–50 μm, facilitating dynamic information concealment and secure data storage. The printed patterns, invisible under natural light, displayed distinct and bright fluorescence when stimulated by UV and NIR light, offering orthogonal readout capabilities for secure information retrieval. Additionally, the luminescent inks demonstrated remarkable sensitivity to Cu2+ ions, with fluorescence quenching efficiency reaching 85.3% at a Cu2+ concentration of 100 μg mL−1. The quenching process was reversible upon introducing ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), enabling up to three cycles of fluorescence recovery and suppression with minor degradation (<15%) in intensity after repeated use. The high-resolution EHD printing technology combined with excellent sensing performance, such as a detection limit of 1.2 μg mL−1 for Cu2+, enables a promising strategy for advancing intelligent information systems and hazardous ion detection. This work offers a versatile solution for secure information coding, anti-counterfeiting, and environmental sensing, providing a significant advancement in multifunctional luminescent materials, especially for smart quadruplicate information coding and hazard sensing, with dual UV/IR excitation.
研究领域:
纳米技术
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材料科学
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光学
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信息安全
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环境传感
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分析化学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Qi Wang,Yishun Ji,Jinsheng Shi,Lili Wang
As a newly emerging treatment strategy for many diseases, hydrogen therapy has attracted a lot of attention because of its excellent biosafety. However, the high diffusivity and low solubility of hydrogen make it difficult to accumulate in local lesions. Herein, we develop a H2 self-generation nanoplatform by in situ water splitting driven by near-infrared (NIR) laser. In this work, core–shell nanoparticles (CSNPs) of NaGdF4:Yb,Tm/g-C3N4/Cu3P (UCC) nanocomposites as core encapsulated with zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) modified with folic acid as shell are designed and synthesized. Due to the acid-responsive ZIF-8 shell, enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect, and folate receptor-mediated endocytosis, CSNPs are selectively captured by tumor cells. Upon 980 nm laser irradiation, CSNPs exhibit a high production capacity of H2 and active oxygen species (ROS), as well as an appropriate photothermal conversion temperature. Furthermore, rising temperature increases the Fenton reaction rate of Cu(I) with H2O2 and strengthens the curative effect of chemodynamic therapy (CDT). The excess glutathione (GSH) in tumor microenvironment (TME) can deplete positive holes produced in the valence band of g-C3N4 in the g-C3N4/Cu3P Z-scheme heterojunction. GSH also can reduce Cu(II) to Cu(I), ensuring a continuous Fenton reaction. Thus, a NIR-driven H2 production nanoplatform is constructed for H2-mediated cascade-amplifying multimodal synergetic therapy.
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纳米技术
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癌症治疗
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材料科学
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光热治疗
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化学工程
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生物医学工程
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