BIOMATERIALS
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2014
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Ao Xia,Xiaofeng Zhang,Jun Zhang,Yunyun Deng,Qiang Chen,Shishan Wu,Xiaohua Huang,Jian Shen
Dual-modality imaging with magnetic resonance (MR) and upconversion luminescence (UCL) is a promising technique for molecular imaging in biomedical research. Multifunctional lanthanide-based nanoparticles have been widely investigated as agents for contrast enhanced MR and fluorescence imaging. However, the use of rare earth fluoride nanoparticles for dual-modality imaging of T2-weighted MR and UCL is rarely reported. We find that NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ ,Tm 3+ ,Co 2+ (MUC) nanorods can be applied as a high-performance dual contrast agent for both T2-weighted MR and UCL dual-modality imaging. After modification with 6-O-carboxymethyl chitosan (OCC), MUC nanorods can be endocytosed by cells without showing signs of cytotoxicity. High-quality UCL images of living cells incubated with MUC-OCC nanorods were acquired on a near-infrared (NIR) confocal microscopy under the excitation at 980 nm. Moreover, MUC-OCC nanorods display high transverse (r2) relaxivities in vitro . The application of low-dose MUC-OCC nanorods for NIR-to-NIR UCL and MR dual-modality in vivo imaging was also carried out successfully. In addition, the toxicity of MUC-OCC nanorods was evaluated by MTT assay , serological tests and histological analysis of visceral organs.
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TALANTA
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2017
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IF 4.162
Liping Zhang,Bo Ling,Lun Wang,Hongqi Chen
An upconversion luminescence method was developed for the determination of glutathione (GSH), L -cysteine (Cys) or L -ascorbic acid (AA) based on redox reaction . We synthesized poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)-modified Mn 2+ -doped NaYF 4 :Yb,Tm upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), and the luminescence of these UCNPs was effectively quenched due to their carboxyl groups coordinating with Fe 3+ to form a UCNPs/Fe 3+ system. GSH, Cys or AA reduced Fe 3+ to Fe 2+ , which induced the luminescence recovery of the UCNPs. Under the optimized conditions, wide linear concentration ranges from 0.25-300 μM for GSH, 0.5–875 μM for Cys and 0.5–350 μM for AA were found, and the detection limits (3 S/K) were 0.2 μM, 0.5 μM and 0.2 μM, respectively. Thus, the UCNPs/Fe 3+ system was successfully applied for sensing GSH, Cys or AA.
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2013
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Hongqi Chen,Fei Yuan,Shaozhen Wang,Juan Xu,YiYan Zhang,Lun Wang
In this work, we design a FRET system for sensitive and selective determination of thrombin in red region, in which NaYF 4 :Yb,Er upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) act as donor and gold nanorods (Au NRs) act as acceptor. NaYF 4 :Yb,Er UCNPs with a strong emission at 661 nm were successfully synthesized by tuning the doped ions ratio. Carboxyl-functionalized NaYF 4 :Yb,Er UCNPs and Au NRs were then prepared and conjugated with the thrombin aptamers, respectively. The fluorescence emission band of NaYF 4 :Yb,Er UCNPs ( λ max =661 nm) highly overlaps with the absorption band of Au NRs( λ max =666 nm), which benefits from the large tunability of the spectrum band of Au NRs. A FRET system was then formed when thrombin was added to the mixture of NaYF 4 :Yb,Er UCNPs and Au NRs, which were both modified thrombin aptamers. The fluorescence quenching efficiency of NaYF 4 :Yb,Er UCNPs was increased in a thrombin concentration-dependent manner, which built the principle of thrombin quantification. The linear range was 2.5–90 nM in an aqueous buffer, and 3.75–112.5 nM in spiked human serum samples for thrombin. It also demonstrates a high selectivity to other biological species due to the specific binding. The measurement of thrombin in human plasma is satisfying, suggesting that the FRET system is of practical value in a complex biological sample matrix in red region.
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2024
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Yu Yin,Jie Chen,Rong Liu,Xiaodan Zeng,Wei Zhao,Zhigang Liu,Mingshuo Ma
Water-dispersed red upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have great application prospects in the biomedical field. Thus, a series of Er 3+ -based upconversion nanoparticles (Er-UCNPs) with excellent red upconversion luminescence under three-wavelength NIR excitation (808/980/1550 nm) were prepared by a simple thermal decomposition method, and then further functionalized by PAA to achieve good water dispersibility. Compared with NaErF 4 bare core, the emission intensity of Er-UCNPs samples doping of 0.5%Tm 3+ and 0.5%Ho 3+ as energy capture centers was significantly enhanced, and further improved after coating with NaYF 4 inert shell. Meanwhile, among all Er-UCNPs@NaYF 4 samples, NaErF 4 @NaYF 4 exhibited the highest emission intensity and longest luminescence lifetime due to the efficient suppression of luminescence quenching effect, while NaErF 4 :0.5%Tm 3+ @NaYF 4 showed highest red luminescence purity owing to the energy transfer process between Tm 3+ ( 3 H 5 ) and Er 3+ ( 4 I 13/2 ). The hydrophilic Er-UCNPs@NaYF 4 @PAA samples still maintained good red luminescence under multi-wavelength excitation. The luminescence enhancement mechanism in Er-UCNPs@NaYF 4 was discussed in detail based on spectral characteristics. The as-prepared water-dispersed Er-UCNPs@NaYF 4 @PAA with bright red luminescence under multi-wavelength NIR excitation will have potential applications in targeted therapy and deep tissue imaging.
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ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2017
·Vol. 409
·期 10
·2675-2683
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IF 3.431
Gao Ni,Ling Bo,Gao Zhongling,Wang Lun,Chen Hongqi
An electrochemiluminescence resonance energy transfer (ECL-RET) system that detects prostate-specific antigen (PSA) was created. Near-infrared (NIR)-emitting NaYF 4 :Yb,Tm/Mn upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are used as donors, and gold nanorods (GNRs) are used as acceptors. The ECL was enhanced nearly threefold by Mn 2+ doping, with an emission peak appearing at an NIR wavelength of 808 nm. Anti-PSA 1 (Ab 1 ) was bound to the surfaces of UCNPs after being modified with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA). As for acceptors, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)-capped GNRs were treated with 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUDA) and then conjugated with Anti-PSA 2 (Ab 2 ). When PSA was added, donors and acceptors were brought in close proximity through specific interactions of antibodies and antigens, resulting in high quenching efficiency levels. Under optimal conditions, the linear range of detection was 3.75–938 pg/mL for PSA ( R = 0.999), with a detection limit as low as 3.16 pg/mL. This method can be applied to detect PSA in human serums with satisfactory results.
An electrochemiluminescence resonance energy transfer system was developed for determination of prostate-specific antigen using near-infrared-emitting NaYF 4 :Yb,Tm/Mn upconverting nanoparticles as donors and gold nanorods as acceptors.
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OPTICAL MATERIALS
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2019
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Yujie Luo,Shiyu Zhou,Yaofang Sun,Deqiang Zhao,Xiaosong Gu,Qiutong Yan,Fangying Ji,Xuan Xu
To further enhance the photocatalytic performance of BiOCl, a facile hydrothermal reduction reaction was used to synthesize the reduced graphene oxide- (rGO-) modified ternary compound photocatalyst β-NaYF 4 :Yb 3+ , Er 3+ @BiOCl-rGO (NYF–Bi-rGO). rGO prepared using a hydrothermal method showed good conductivity . Furthermore, the specific surface area of NYF-Bi-rGO was 20-fold larger than that of NYF, which is a quality that could prove highly advantageous for use in pollutant adsorption. In addition, the ternary photocatalytic system produced by rGO increased the absorption intensity of NYF-Bi in the visible light region, and caused a red-shift of the entire absorption cross-section. In particular, analysis of carrier migration showed the introduction of rGO promoted the separation of the photoelectron-hole pairs of BiOCl, inhibited its recombination and improved the photocatalytic efficiency of the ternary photocatalyst NYF-Bi-rGO.
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Catalysts
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2021
·Vol. 11
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Huang Zhou,Fengjiao He
β-NaYF4:Yb,Er,Gd fluorescent nanorods were successfully coupled to a reduced TiO2(UCNPs@R-TiO2) nanocomposite and applied to visible-light catalytic sterilization under 980 nm near-infrared (NIR) light illumination. The UCNPs (β-NaYF4:Yb,Er,Gd) absorb the NIR light and emit red and green light. The visible light can be absorbed by the R-TiO2(Eg = 2.8 eV) for the photocatalytic reaction. About 98.1% ofEscherichia coliwere effectively killed upon 12 min of NIR light irradiation at a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 40 μg/mL UCNPs@R-TiO2nanocomposite. The bactericidal properties were further evaluated by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis. We found that the high bactericidal activity was due to the synergistic effect between the UCNPs and R-TiO2. Moreover, the UCNPs show excellent upconversion luminance properties, and the introduction of visible-light-absorbed R-TiO2nanoparticles (2.8 eV) was conducive to the efficient separation and utilization of photogenerated electron-hole pairs.
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REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
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2022
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IF 4.966
Jianxiong Xu,Mengjuan Hou,Yuneng Lu,Ling Yang,Jingjing Du,Na Li,Haihu Tan,Lijian Xu
The design and fabrication of advanced materials with multiple optical states for constructing security code are of great value in anti-counterfeiting. Herein, novel upconversion photonic crystal (UCPC) films with tunable luminescence and structural color were prepared by vertical deposition of polystyrene encapsulated NaYF 4 :Ln 3+ (CSNPs@SiO 2 /PS) composite microspheres . The composite microspheres were synthesized by sequential coating technology . Firstly, NaYF 4 :Ln 3+ @NaYF 4 core/shell nanoparticles (CSNPs) were synthesized and served as upconversion luminescent emission centers. Then, the CSNPs were further coated by a SiO 2 shell with pendant double bond to form CSNPs@SiO 2 -MPS. Afterward, mono-dispersed CSNPs@SiO 2 /PS composite microspheres were synthesized by emulsion polymerization of styrene in the presence of CSNPs@SiO 2 -MPS. By tailoring the doped lanthanide ions in CSNPs and adjusting the diameter of the composite microspheres, UCPC films with diverse upconversion fluorescence and structural color can be obtained. As a proof of concept, these different kinds of UCPC films were employed as information coding units to construct dual-mode anti-counterfeiting code. Our protocol provided a new security strategy for information storage.
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JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 3.261
Huanxian Shi,Qiqi Nie,Min Yang,Cunjin Wang,Enzhou Liu,Zhen Ji,Jun Fan
In this paper, a novel ratiometric fluorescence probe for melamine detection based on luminescence resonance energy transfer (LRET) between the NaYF 4 :Yb, Er upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was developed. The detection mechanism could be interpreted to the AuNPs quenched the fluorescence intensity (F 542 and F 654 ) of the UCNPs under 980 nm excitation. after melamine addition, the fluorescence intensity of the UCNPs was recovered due to the aggregation of Au NPs. A good linear relationship between the ratio of F 542 to F 654 nm (F 542 /F 654 ) was obtained in ranges of 20-200 μg/L of the melamine concentration and the limit of detection was 8.8 nM. Besides, The probe exhibited an excellent selectivity and good sensitivity to melamine, and achieved the melamine detection in real sample. This work paved a new avenue for the potential practice application for commercial instantaneous determination of the melamine.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2018
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Lele Qiu,Yulin Yang,Guohua Dong,Debin Xia,Mengru Li,Xiao Fan,Ruiqing Fan
As for the solution-processed MAPbI 3 film, the pinholes and gaps are an inevitable and undesirable phenomenon, which can usually lead to serious interface charge recombination due to the penetration of hole transport materials in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a hydrophobic β-NaYF 4 :Yb,Er up-conversion ultrathin layer with particle size ca. 6 nm was first applied to modify the MAPbI 3 film for optimizing the surface of perovskite film. Thereby, the corresponding PSCs yield a significantly enhanced power conversion efficiency of 15.17% compared with that (13.32%) of the pristine PSCs. Furthermore, the PSCs also have a good stability in air atmosphere (relative humidity ≤45%) because of the introduction of this hydrophobic material. After a series of detailed investigations and comparison, it can be easily concluded that the filled pinholes and gaps in perovskite films via β-NaYF 4 :Yb,Er nanoparticles is the main reason for the performance enhancement of the β-NaYF 4 :Yb,Er based PSCs, which can result in an enhanced hole extraction efficiency and reduced interface charge recombination. As a conclusion, it is a feasible and effective approach for improving the photovoltaic performance of PSCs by filling up the pinholes and gaps in perovskite films with up-conversion ultrathin layers.
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Nanomaterials
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2017
·Vol. 7
·期 12
·448
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IF 3.553
Dandan Ju,Feng Song,Yingdong Han,Wenjing Cui,Aihua Zhou,Shujing Liu,Xueqin Wang,Ming Feng,Chengguo Ming
We synthesized the uniform core-shell microstructured compounds with hexagonal phase NaYF4:Er/Yb microrods as the core and hexagonal phase NaLnF4(NaYbF4, NaLuF4:Yb/Tm, NaYF4:Yb/Er, NaYF4:Eu) as the shell based on the hydrothermal reaction. These microscale core-shell structures provided a platform for the spatially confining optical process while possessing high luminescence efficiency. The thickness of the shell could be controlled by adjusting the amounts of shell precursor, which significantly affected the intensity of the shell dopant ions emission and the emission color of core-shell upconversion luminescence (UCL). The uniform NaYF4@NaLnF4(Ln = Y, Lu, Yb) microrods, with a series of rare-earth ions doped into the core and shell layer at various doping concentrations, achieved color-tuning of the upconversion (UC) emission and dual-mode emission at the single-microcrystal level, thus allowing the efficient utilization of core-shell microcrystals in the photonics and security labeling. This study suggests a new class of luminescent materials in the microscopic field.Keywords:NaYF4microcrystals;microscale core-shell structures;multicolor tuning;dual-mode emission
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
·Vol. 184
·期 10
·4021-4027
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IF 4.58
Wang Xiaole,Niazi Sobia,Yukun Huang,Sun Weijia,Wu Shijia,Duan Nuo,Hun Xu,Wang Zhouping
The authors describe an aptasensor based on time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) for the identification of Salmonella typhimurium ( S. typhimurium ). Aptamer-functionalized nanoparticles (NPs) is used as the energy donor, and a complementary oligonucleotide (cDNA) labeled with carboxyfluorescein (FAM) acts as the acceptor. The detection scheme is based on the hybridization between aptamer and cDNA, upon which photonic energy is transferred from NPs to FAM unless aptamer interacts with S. typhimurium . Due to the highly specific recognition ability of aptamer and the strong fluorescence intensity of NPs, the method is highly sensitive and selective for S. typhimurium . Under the optimal conditions, at excitation wavelength of 273 nm, a delay time of 100 μs and a gating time of 1 ms, the integrated time-resolved fluorescence intensity ratio (FAM 520 /Tb 489 ) is linear in the 100 to 10 6 cfu·mL −1 range, and the limit of detection is as low as 25 cfu·mL −1 . The assay was applied to the analysis of eggs and chicken meat for S. typhimurium , and the results were consistent with those of a plate-counting method.
Schematic of a homogeneous time-resolved FRET assay for the determination of Salmonella typhimurium by FRET between NaYF 4 :Ce/Tb nanoparticle-tagged aptamer and FAM-cDNA, with a good linearity and the limit of detection of 25 cfu mL −1 .
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