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Yang Y, Jiang Q, Zhang F. Nanocrystals for Deep-Tissue In Vivo Luminescence Imaging in the Near-Infrared Region. Chem Rev 2024; 124:554-628. [PMID: 37991799 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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In vivo imaging technologies have emerged as a powerful tool for both fundamental research and clinical practice. In particular, luminescence imaging in the tissue-transparent near-infrared (NIR, 700-1700 nm) region offers tremendous potential for visualizing biological architectures and pathophysiological events in living subjects with deep tissue penetration and high imaging contrast owing to the reduced light-tissue interactions of absorption, scattering, and autofluorescence. The distinctive quantum effects of nanocrystals have been harnessed to achieve exceptional photophysical properties, establishing them as a promising category of luminescent probes. In this comprehensive review, the interactions between light and biological tissues, as well as the advantages of NIR light for in vivo luminescence imaging, are initially elaborated. Subsequently, we focus on achieving deep tissue penetration and improved imaging contrast by optimizing the performance of nanocrystal fluorophores. The ingenious design strategies of NIR nanocrystal probes are discussed, along with their respective biomedical applications in versatile in vivo luminescence imaging modalities. Finally, thought-provoking reflections on the challenges and prospects for future clinical translation of nanocrystal-based in vivo luminescence imaging in the NIR region are wisely provided.
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- Yang Yang
- College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- College of Energy Materials and Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation and Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Chen X, Li Y, Huang K, Huang L, Tian X, Dong H, Kang R, Hu Y, Nie J, Qiu J, Han G. Trap Energy Upconversion-Like Near-Infrared to Near-Infrared Light Rejuvenateable Persistent Luminescence. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008722. [PMID: 33634900 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Persistent-luminescence phosphors (PLPs) have a wide variety of applications in the fields of photonics and biophotonics due to their ultralong afterglow lifetime. However, the existing PLPs are charged and recharged with short-wavelength high-energy photons or inconvenient and potentially risky X-ray beams. To date, deep tissue penetrable NIR light has mainly been used for photostimulated afterglow emission, which continues to decay and weaken after each cycle, Herein, a new paradigm of trap energy upconversion-like near-infrared (NIR) to near-infrared light rejuvenateable persistent luminescence in bismuth-doped calcium stannate phosphors and nanoparticles is reported. In contrast to the existing PLPs and persistent-luminescence nanoparticles, the materials enable the occurrence of a reversed transition of the carriers from a deep-level energy trap to a shallow-level trap upon excitation by low-energy NIR photons. Thus these new materials can be charged circularly via deep-tissue penetrable NIR photons, which is unable to be done for existing PLPs, and emit afterglow signals. This conceptual work will lay the foundation to design new categories of NIR-absorptive-NIR-emissive PLPs and nanoparticles featuring physically harmless and deep tissue penetrable NIR light renewability and sets the stage for numerous biological applications, which have been limited by current materials.
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- Xingzhong Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511436, China
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510 006, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511436, China
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510 006, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511436, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510 006, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510 006, China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510 006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices School of Materials Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510 640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310 058, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA
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He S, Cheng Z. Near-Infrared II Optical Imaging. Mol Imaging 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816386-3.00025-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Li H, Jia XF, Zhao Q, Ma JP, Liu JD, Ye BJ, Kuroiwa Y, Moriyoshi C, Li ZY, Liu Q, Zhang JY, Sun HT. Defective [Bi 2 O 2 ] 2+ Layers Exhibiting Ultrabroad Near-Infrared Luminescence. Chemistry 2019; 25:12842-12848. [PMID: 31376189 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Aurivillius phases have been routinely known as excellent ferroelectrics and have rarely been deemed as materials that luminesce in the near-infrared (NIR) region. Herein, it is shown that the Aurivillius phases can demonstrate broadband NIR luminescence that covers telecommunication and biological optical windows. Experimental characterization of the model system Bi2.14 Sr0.75 Ta2 O9-x , combined with theoretical calculations, help to establish that the NIR luminescence originates from defective [Bi2 O2 ]2+ layers. Importantly, the generality of this finding is validated based on observations of a rich bank of NIR luminescence characteristics in other Aurivillius phases. This work highlights that incorporating defects into infinitely repeating [Bi2 O2 ]2+ layers can be used as a powerful tool to space-selectively impart unusual luminescence emitters to Aurivillius-phase ferroelectrics, which not only offers an optical probe for the examination of defect states in ferroelectrics, but also provides possibilities for coupling of the ferroelectric property with NIR luminescence.
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- Hong Li
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Measurement, Manipulation and Physics (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P.R. China
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- Department of Physical Science, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P.R. China
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- Department of Physical Science, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Physical Science, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-nano Measurement, Manipulation and Physics (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P.R. China
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Liu Y, Jia Q, Zhou J. Recent Advance in Near‐Infrared (NIR) Imaging Probes for Cancer Theranostics. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201800055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Yuxin Liu
- Department of ChemistryCapital Normal University Xisanhuan North Road No.105 Beijing 100048 China
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- Department of ChemistryCapital Normal University Xisanhuan North Road No.105 Beijing 100048 China
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- Department of ChemistryCapital Normal University Xisanhuan North Road No.105 Beijing 100048 China
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Chandra S, Ghosh B, Beaune G, Nagarajan U, Yasui T, Nakamura J, Tsuruoka T, Baba Y, Shirahata N, Winnik FM. Functional double-shelled silicon nanocrystals for two-photon fluorescence cell imaging: spectral evolution and tuning. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:9009-19. [PMID: 27076260 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr01437b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Functional near-IR (NIR) emitting nanoparticles (NPs) adapted for two-photon excitation fluorescence cell imaging were obtained starting from octadecyl-terminated silicon nanocrystals (ncSi-OD) of narrow photoluminescence (PL) spectra having no long emission tails, continuously tunable over the 700-1000 nm window, PL quantum yields exceeding 30%, and PL lifetimes of 300 μs or longer. These NPs, consisting of a Pluronic F127 shell and a core made up of assembled ncSi-OD kept apart by an octadecyl (OD) layer, were readily internalized into the cytosol, but not the nucleus, of NIH3T3 cells and were non-toxic. Asymmetrical field-flow fractionation (AF4) analysis was carried out to determine the size of the NPs in water. HiLyte Fluor 750 amine was linked via an amide link to NPs prepared with Pluronic-F127-COOH, as a first demonstration of functional NIR-emitting water dispersible ncSi-based nanoparticles.
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- Sourov Chandra
- WPI International Centre for Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
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Accumulation of carboxylated polyethylene glycol (PEG) CdSe/ZnSquantum dots (QDs) has been monitored in living fibroblasts using confocal microscopy for fluorescence intensity and fluorescence-lifetime imaging (FLIM). The wide range of mean photoluminescence (PL) lifetime values was observed for the intracellular QDs in different intracellular microenvironment, which revealed structural heterogeneity of endosomes and enabled the distinguishing among endosomes of different maturity.
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Liu BM, Zhang ZG, Zhang K, Kuroiwa Y, Moriyoshi C, Yu HM, Li C, Zheng LR, Li LN, Yang G, Zhou Y, Fang YZ, Hou JS, Matsushita Y, Sun HT. Unconventional Luminescent Centers in Metastable Phases Created by Topochemical Reduction Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:4967-71. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201601191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Bo-Mei Liu
- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- Department of Physical Science; Hiroshima University; Higashihiroshima Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shanghai Institute of Technology; Shanghai 201418 P.R. China
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- Department of Physical Science; Hiroshima University; Higashihiroshima Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Department of Physical Science; Hiroshima University; Higashihiroshima Hiroshima 739-8526 Japan
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 200050 P.R. China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and International Center for Dielectric Research; Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an 710049 P.R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility; Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 201204 P.R. China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and International Center for Dielectric Research; Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an 710049 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shanghai Institute of Technology; Shanghai 201418 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Shanghai Institute of Technology; Shanghai 201418 P.R. China
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- National Institute for Material Sciences (NIMS); 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba-city Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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Unconventional Luminescent Centers in Metastable Phases Created by Topochemical Reduction Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201601191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Neaime C, Amela-Cortes M, Grasset F, Zakhour M, Molard Y. Preparation of colloidal solution of silica encapsulating cyanobiphenyl unit-capped ZnO QD emitting in the blue region. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:886-90. [PMID: 26658406 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt03851k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The encapsulation of ZnO nanoparticles (5 nm) coated by cyanobiphenyl units by the sol-gel technique leads to spherical ZnO@SiO2 nanoparticles displaying blue emission under UV excitation.
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- C Neaime
- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 UR1-CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 UR1-CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 UR1-CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France. and CNRS, UMI 3629, Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures-LINK, National Institute of Material Science, 1-1 Namiki, 305-0044, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Lebanese University-Faculty of Science II, Chemistry Department, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Materials (LCPM PR2N), 90656 Fanar, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 UR1-CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Neaime C, Amela-Cortes M, Grasset F, Molard Y, Cordier S, Dierre B, Mortier M, Takei T, Takahashi K, Haneda H, Verelst M, Lechevallier S. Time-gated luminescence bioimaging with new luminescent nanocolloids based on [Mo6I8(C2F5COO)6]2−metal atom clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:30166-30173. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp05290h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Functional silica nanoparticles based on metal atom clusters for time gated luminescence biotechnology applications.
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Zhang K, Hou JS, Liu BM, Zhou Y, Yong ZJ, Li LN, Sun HT, Fang YZ. Superbroad near-infrared photoluminescence covering the second biological window achieved by bismuth-doped oxygen-deficient gadolinium oxide. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14389j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We demonstrated that bismuth-doped oxygen-deficient gadolinium oxides, produced through a low-temperature topochemical reduction strategy using CaH2 as a solid-state reducing agent, show superbroad NIR PL covering the second biological window.
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- Kai Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Institute of Technology
- Shanghai 201418
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Institute of Technology
- Shanghai 201418
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- Synchrotron Radiation Facility
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 201204
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Institute of Technology
- Shanghai 201418
- China
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Laguta O, Hamzaoui HE, Bouazaoui M, Arion VB, Razdobreev I. Anti-Stokes photoluminescence in Ga/Bi co-doped sol-gel silica glass. OPTICS LETTERS 2015; 40:1591-1594. [PMID: 25831392 DOI: 10.1364/ol.40.001591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Unusual temperature dependence of the anti-Stokes photoluminescence (ASPL) at 734 nm was found in Ga/Bi co-doped sol-gel silica glass. While in the temperature range of 450-873 K, the behavior of ASPL is completely determined by the thermal population of the excited state levels, its intensity is continuously increasing with decreasing temperature in the range of 77-430 K. By measuring the pump power dependence of ASPL at 300 K, we show that the latter can be described via the two-step intracenter excitation process and subsequent relaxation. Based on the measurements of temperature dependence of the excitation spectra of near infrared band (at 1140 nm) and that corresponding to the ASPL (at 734 nm), we propose a simple rate equation model to explain the unusual behavior of ASPL.
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Zhou S, Guo Q, Inoue H, Ye Q, Masuno A, Zheng B, Yu Y, Qiu J. Topological engineering of glass for modulating chemical state of dopants. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:7966-7972. [PMID: 25332160 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201403256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2014] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel approach to modulating the chemical state of dopants by engineering the topological features of a glass matrix is presented. The method allows selective stabilization of dopants on a wide range of length scales, from dispersed ions to aggregated clusters to nanoparticles, leading to various intriguing optical phenomena, such as great emission enhancement and ultra-broadband optical amplification.
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- Shifeng Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Corricelli M, Depalo N, Di Carlo E, Fanizza E, Laquintana V, Denora N, Agostiano A, Striccoli M, Curri ML. Biotin-decorated silica coated PbS nanocrystals emitting in the second biological near infrared window for bioimaging. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:7924-33. [PMID: 24898567 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr01025f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) emitting in the second biological near infrared (NIR) window of the electromagnetic spectrum have been successfully synthesized by growing a silica shell on the hydrophobic surface of OLEA/TOP PbS nanocrystals (NCs), by means of a reverse microemulsion approach, and subsequently decorated with biotin molecules. The fabrication of very uniform and monodisperse NPs, formed of SiO₂ shell coated single core PbS NCs, has been demonstrated by means of a set of complementary optical and structural techniques (Vis-NIR absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy) that have highlighted how experimental parameters, such as PbS NC and silica precursor concentration, are crucial to direct the morphology and optical properties of silica coated PbS NPs. Subsequently, the silica surface of the core-shell NPs has been grafted with amino groups, in order to achieve covalent binding of biotin to NIR emitting silica coated NPs. Finally the successful reaction with a green-fluorescent labelled streptavidin has verified the molecular recognition response of the biotin molecules decorating the PbS@SiO₂ NP surface. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and ζ-potential techniques have been used to monitor the hydrodynamic diameter and colloidal stability of both PbS@SiO₂ and biotin decorated NPs, showing their high colloidal stability in physiological media, as needed for biomedical applications. Remarkably the obtained biotinylated PbS@SiO₂ NPs have been found to retain emission properties in the 'second optical window' of the NIR region of the electromagnetic spectrum, thus representing attractive receptor-targeted NIR fluorescent probes for in vivo tumour imaging.
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- M Corricelli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari, Via Orabona 4, I-70126, Bari, Italy
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Guo Q, Zheng B, Zhou S, Xu B, Qiu Y, Yu Y, Qiu J. Origin of structural relaxation dependent spectroscopic features of bismuth-activated glasses. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:15924-15931. [PMID: 24977847 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.015924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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For the first time, we studied the effect of structural relaxation on the NIR spectroscopic properties of bismuth-activated germanium glasses below glass transition temperature. Interestingly, distinct change behavior of NIR luminescence is observed at two different heat-treatment temperature ranges corresponding to two different relaxation behavior of glass structure. Besides, when structural modified by partly substituting B(2)O(3) for GeO(2), a narrower and more thermal sensitive luminescence is observed, which is inexplicable by "inhomogeneous broadening" and we tentatively attribute it to a defect-involved reason. Fundamentally the results here not only provide us a deeper insight into the optical property of bismuth-activated materials but also increase our understanding of the glassy state, and practically it delivers some valuable guidance in designing bismuth-activated glasses with superior NIR optical properties.
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Sun HT, Sakka Y. Luminescent metal nanoclusters: controlled synthesis and functional applications. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2014; 15:014205. [PMID: 27877632 PMCID: PMC5090593 DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/15/1/014205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 11/17/2013] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Luminescent metal nanoclusters that consist of only several, to tens of, metal atoms and which possess sizes comparable to the Fermi wavelength of electrons have recently attracted significant attention. This new class of luminescent materials not only provides the missing link between atomic and nanoparticle behaviors in metals but also they present abundant novel information for the development of new applicable material systems to meet urgent needs in many areas (such as ultrasensitive sensors for heavy metals, bioimaging, as well as information technology) mainly because of their attractive characteristics, including ultra-small size, good dispersibility, excellent biocompatibility and photostability. In this review, we summarize recent advances in the controlled synthesis and application of luminescent metal nanoclusters, with a particular emphasis on Pt, Mo, Bi and alloy clusters. We also speculate on their future and discuss potential developments for their use in sensors, bioimaging and energy harvesting and conversion.
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- Hong-Tao Sun
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China
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- Advanced Ceramics Group, Materials Processing Unit, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki, 305-0047, Japan
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Zhang P, Su Y, Teng F, He Y, Zhao C, Zhang G, Xie E. Luminescent enhancement in ZrO2:Tb3+, Gd3+nanoparticles by active-shell modification. CrystEngComm 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ce41617h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wei XM, Xu Y, Li YH, Yin XB, He XW. Ultrafast synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon dots via neutralization heat for bioimaging and sensing applications. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra08523j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Ultrafast synthesis (within 2 min) of nitrogen-doped carbon dots was achieved using neutralization heat with glucose as a precursor. The hydroxyl groups on the dots' surface make them easy to conjugate with boronic acid. The dots were used for zebrafish embryo imaging and ovalbumin sensing.
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- Xiao-Mi Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Degenerative Neurological Diseases (Tianjin)
- School of Medicine
- Nankai University
- Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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Multifunctional phenylboronic acid-tagged fluorescent silica nanoparticles via thiol-ene click reaction for imaging sialic acid expressed on living cells. Talanta 2013; 115:823-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.06.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Cao R, Zhang F, Liao C, Qiu J. Yellow-to-orange emission from B2+-doped RF2 (R = Ca and Sr) phosphors. OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 21:15728-15733. [PMID: 23842359 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.015728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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RF2:Bi (R = Ca and Sr) phosphors were synthesized by solid state reaction method in air and their luminescence properties were investigated. Broad yellow-to-orange emissions peaking at ~550 nm (CaF2:Bi) and ~600 nm (SrF2:Bi) were observed under ~260 nm excitation. The emission centers inRF2:Bi (R = Ca and Sr) phosphors are Bi2+ ions, and the excitation and emission bands of RF2:Bi (R = Ca and Sr) phosphors can be attributed to 2P 1/2 → 2S 1/2 and 2P 3/2(1) → 2P 1/2 transitions of Bi2+ ions, respectively. The phosphors are promising for application in lighting due to broad yellow-to-orange emission.
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- Renping Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Optical Communication Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Zhou J, Shirahata N, Sun HT, Ghosh B, Ogawara M, Teng Y, Zhou S, Sa Chu RG, Fujii M, Qiu J. Efficient Dual-Modal NIR-to-NIR Emission of Rare Earth Ions Co-doped Nanocrystals for Biological Fluorescence Imaging. J Phys Chem Lett 2013; 4:402-408. [PMID: 26281731 DOI: 10.1021/jz302122a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel approach has been developed for the realization of efficient near-infrared to near-infrared (NIR-to-NIR) upconversion and down-shifting emission in nanophosphors. The efficient dual-modal NIR-to-NIR emission is realized in a β-NaGdF4/Nd(3+)@NaGdF4/Tm(3+)-Yb(3+) core-shell nanocrystal by careful control of the identity and concentration of the doped rare earth (RE) ion species and by manipulation of the spatial distributions of these RE ions. The photoluminescence results reveal that the emission efficiency increases at least 2-fold when comparing the materials synthesized in this study with those synthesized through traditional approaches. Hence, these core-shell structured nanocrystals with novel excitation and emission behaviors enable us to obtain tissue fluorescence imaging by detecting the upconverted and down-shifted photoluminescence from Tm(3+) and Nd(3+) ions, respectively. The reported approach thus provides a new route for the realization of high-yield emission from RE ion doped nanocrystals, which could prove to be useful for the design of optical materials containing other optically active centers.
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- Jiajia Zhou
- †State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- ‡World Premier International Research Center Initiative for Materials Nanoarchitronics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- ‡World Premier International Research Center Initiative for Materials Nanoarchitronics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- §PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- ¶Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- ‡World Premier International Research Center Initiative for Materials Nanoarchitronics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- ⊥National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan
- ∥Graduate School of Pure and Science and Applied Science, The University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- †State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- †State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- ΔDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- ΔDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- †State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- #State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Accomasso L, Cibrario Rocchietti E, Raimondo S, Catalano F, Alberto G, Giannitti A, Minieri V, Turinetto V, Orlando L, Saviozzi S, Caputo G, Geuna S, Martra G, Giachino C. Fluorescent silica nanoparticles improve optical imaging of stem cells allowing direct discrimination between live and early-stage apoptotic cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2012; 8:3192-200. [PMID: 22821625 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201200882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Highly bright and photostable cyanine dye-doped silica nanoparticles, IRIS Dots, are developed, which can efficiently label human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). The application procedure used to label hMSCs is fast (2 h), the concentration of IRIS Dots for efficient labeling is low (20 μg mL(-1) ), and the labeled cells can be visualized by flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Labeled hMSCs are unaffected in their viability and proliferation, as well as stemness surface marker expression and differentiation capability into osteocytes. Moreover, this is the first report that shows nonfunctionalized IRIS Dots can discriminate between live and early-stage apoptotic stem cells (both mesenchymal and embryonic) through a distinct external cell surface distribution. On the basis of biocompatibility, efficient labeling, and apoptotic discrimination potential, it is suggested that IRIS Dots can serve as a promising stem cell tracking agent.
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- Lisa Accomasso
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Torino, Italy
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Chinnathambi S, Chen S, Ganesan S, Hanagata N. Binding mode of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides to nanoparticles regulates bifurcated cytokine induction via Toll-like receptor 9. Sci Rep 2012; 2:534. [PMID: 22837814 PMCID: PMC3405294 DOI: 10.1038/srep00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The interaction of cytosine-phosphate-guanine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODNs) with Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) activates the immune system. Multimeric class A CpG ODNs induce interferon-α (IFN-α) and, to a lesser extent, interleukin-6. By contrast, monomeric class B CpG ODNs induce interleukin-6 but not IFN-α. This difference suggests that the multimerization of CpG ODN molecules is a key factor in IFN-α induction. We multimerized class B CpG ODN2006x3-PD molecules that consist entirely of a phosphodiester backbone onto quantum dot silicon nanoparticles with various binding modes. Herein, we present the binding mode–dependent bifurcation of cytokine induction and discuss its possible mechanism of CpG ODN and TLR9 interaction. Our discoveries also suggest that nanoparticles play roles in not only delivery of CpG ODNs but also control of CpG ODN activity.
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Luo Y, Wang C, Hossain M, Qiao Y, Ma L, An J, Su M. Three-Dimensional Microtissue Assay for High-Throughput Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticles. Anal Chem 2012; 84:6731-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ac301191j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Yang Luo
- Department
of Laboratory Medicine,
Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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Zhang K, Zhou S, Zhuang Y, Yang R, Qiu J. Bandwidth broadening of near-infrared emission through nanocrystallization in Bi/Ni co-doped glass. OPTICS EXPRESS 2012; 20:8675-8680. [PMID: 22513577 DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.008675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We demonstrated an effective way to broaden the bandwidth of near-infrared (NIR) emission from Bi/Ni codoped 58SiO₂₋21ZnO-13Al₂₋O₃₋5TiO₂₋3Ga₂O₃ glass through nanocrystallization. The nanocrystallized glass shows ultra-wide NIR luminescence with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 350 nm and long lifetime up to 476 µs. The observed broadband NIR emission, attributed to energy transfer suppression between Ni and Bi active centers, was realized by a separation process with Ni²⁺ ions selectively incorporated into nanocrystals. This bandwidth engineering through nanocrystallization inside glass suggests a promising approach for enhancement of glass functionality and construction of broadband light sources.
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- Ke Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Sun HT, Matsushita Y, Sakka Y, Shirahata N, Tanaka M, Katsuya Y, Gao H, Kobayashi K. Synchrotron X-ray, Photoluminescence, and Quantum Chemistry Studies of Bismuth-Embedded Dehydrated Zeolite Y. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:2918-21. [PMID: 22296686 DOI: 10.1021/ja211426b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- World Premier International
Research Center Initiative for Materials Nanoarchitronics, NIMS, 1-1
Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama
332-0012, Japan
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Sun HT, Xu B, Yonezawa T, Sakka Y, Shirahata N, Fujii M, Qiu J, Gao H. Photoluminescence from Bi5(GaCl4)3 molecular crystal. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:11055-61. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt31167d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sun HT, Sakka Y, Shirahata N, Fujii M, Yonezawa T. Near-infrared photoluminescence from molecular crystals containing tellurium. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm34988d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Su L, Zhao H, Li H, Zheng L, Ren G, Xu J, Ryba-Romanowski W, Lisiecki R, Solarz P. Near-infrared ultrabroadband luminescence spectra properties of subvalent bismuth in CsI halide crystals. OPTICS LETTERS 2011; 36:4551-4553. [PMID: 22139239 DOI: 10.1364/ol.36.004551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We observed two ultrabroadband near-infrared (NIR) luminescence bands around 1.2 and 1.5 μm in as-grown bismuth-doped CsI halide crystals, without additional aftertreatment. Dependence of the NIR emission properties on the excitation wavelength and measurement temperature was studied. Two kinds of NIR active centers of subvalent bismuth and color centers were demonstrated to coexist in Bi:CsI crystal. The eye-safe 1.5 μm emission band with an FWHM of 140 nm and lifetime of 213 μs at room temperature makes Bi:CsI crystal promising in the applications of the ultrafast laser and ultrabroadband amplifier.
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- Liangbi Su
- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
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Shang L, Azadfar N, Stockmar F, Send W, Trouillet V, Bruns M, Gerthsen D, Nienhaus GU. One-pot synthesis of near-infrared fluorescent gold clusters for cellular fluorescence lifetime imaging. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2011; 7:2614-2620. [PMID: 21809441 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201100746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Revised: 05/30/2011] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A facile strategy to synthesize water-soluble fluorescent gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) stabilized with the bidentate ligand dihydrolipoic acid (DHLA) is reported. The DHLA-capped Au NCs are characterized by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The Au NCs possess many attractive features including ultrasmall size, bright near-infrared luminescence, high colloidal stability, and good biocompatibility, making them promising imaging agents for biomedical and cellular imaging applications. Moreover, their long fluorescence lifetime (>100 ns) makes them attractive as labels in fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) applications. As an example, the internalization of Au NCs by live HeLa cells is visualized using the FLIM technique.
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- Li Shang
- Institute of Applied Physics and Center for Functional Nanostructures, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Sun HT, Sakka Y, Gao H, Miwa Y, Fujii M, Shirahata N, Bai Z, Li JG. Ultrabroad near-infrared photoluminescence from Bi5(AlCl4)3 crystal. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm10164a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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