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Article: Boosting the down-shifting luminescence of rare-earth nanocrystals for biological imaging beyond 1500 nm

TitleBoosting the down-shifting luminescence of rare-earth nanocrystals for biological imaging beyond 1500 nm
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Issue Date2017
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Nature Communications, 2017, v. 8, n. 1, article no. 737 How to Cite?
AbstractIn vivo fluorescence imaging in the near-infrared region between 1500-1700 nm (NIR-IIb window) affords high spatial resolution, deep-tissue penetration, and diminished auto-fluorescence due to the suppressed scattering of long-wavelength photons and large fluorophore Stokes shifts. However, very few NIR-IIb fluorescent probes exist currently. Here, we report the synthesis of a down-conversion luminescent rare-earth nanocrystal with cerium doping (Er/Ce co-doped NaYbF4 nanocrystal core with an inert NaYF4 shell). Ce doping is found to suppress the up-conversion pathway while boosting down-conversion by ∼9-fold to produce bright 1550 nm luminescence under 980 nm excitation. Optimization of the inert shell coating surrounding the core and hydrophilic surface functionalization minimize the luminescence quenching effect by water. The resulting biocompatible, bright 1550 nm emitting nanoparticles enable fast in vivo imaging of blood vasculature in the mouse brain and hindlimb in the NIR-IIb window with short exposure time of 20 ms for rare-earth based probes.
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dc.contributor.authorZhong, Yeteng-
dc.contributor.authorMa, Zhuoran-
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Shoujun-
dc.contributor.authorYue, Jingying-
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Mingxi-
dc.contributor.authorAntaris, Alexander L.-
dc.contributor.authorYuan, Jie-
dc.contributor.authorCui, Ran-
dc.contributor.authorWan, Hao-
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Ying-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Weizhi-
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Ngan F.-
dc.contributor.authorLuo, Jian-
dc.contributor.authorHu, Zhiyuan-
dc.contributor.authorDai, Hongjie-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-20T06:48:39Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-20T06:48:39Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationNature Communications, 2017, v. 8, n. 1, article no. 737-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/334508-
dc.description.abstractIn vivo fluorescence imaging in the near-infrared region between 1500-1700 nm (NIR-IIb window) affords high spatial resolution, deep-tissue penetration, and diminished auto-fluorescence due to the suppressed scattering of long-wavelength photons and large fluorophore Stokes shifts. However, very few NIR-IIb fluorescent probes exist currently. Here, we report the synthesis of a down-conversion luminescent rare-earth nanocrystal with cerium doping (Er/Ce co-doped NaYbF4 nanocrystal core with an inert NaYF4 shell). Ce doping is found to suppress the up-conversion pathway while boosting down-conversion by ∼9-fold to produce bright 1550 nm luminescence under 980 nm excitation. Optimization of the inert shell coating surrounding the core and hydrophilic surface functionalization minimize the luminescence quenching effect by water. The resulting biocompatible, bright 1550 nm emitting nanoparticles enable fast in vivo imaging of blood vasculature in the mouse brain and hindlimb in the NIR-IIb window with short exposure time of 20 ms for rare-earth based probes.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofNature Communications-
dc.titleBoosting the down-shifting luminescence of rare-earth nanocrystals for biological imaging beyond 1500 nm-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-017-00917-6-
dc.identifier.pmid28963467-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85030326484-
dc.identifier.volume8-
dc.identifier.issue1-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 737-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 737-
dc.identifier.eissn2041-1723-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000412052400004-

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