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Hindi Research Article, J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol S Vol: 0 Issue: 4
Water-Soluble Multimodal Core/ Shell NaGdF4:Yb,Er@NaGdF4 Upconverting Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnostics
| Karpus L1, Baziulyte D2, Mikalauskaite I3, Stalnionis M1, Jarockyte G1, Poderys V1, Sakirzanovas S2, Beganskiene A3, Streckyte G4, Karabanovas V1,5* and Rotomskis R1,4 | |
| 1Biomedical Physics Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Lithuania | |
| 2Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Vilnius University, Lithuania | |
| 3Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Vilnius University, Lithuania | |
| 4Biophotonics Laboratory, Laser Research Centre, Vilnius University, Lithuania | |
| 5Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania | |
| Corresponding author : Karabanovas Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania E-mail: vitalijus.karabanovas@nvi.lt |
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| Received: May 10, 2016 Accepted: October 12, 2016 Published: October 17, 2016 | |
| Citation: Karpus L, Baziulyte D, Mikalauskaite I, Stalnionis M, Jarockyte G, et al. (2016) Water-Soluble Multimodal Core/Shell NaGdF4:Yb,Er@NaGdF4 Upconverting Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnostics. J Nanomater Mol Nanotechnol S4:004. doi: 10.4172/2324-8777.S4-004 |
Abstract
Water-Soluble Multimodal Core/ Shell NaGdF4:Yb,Er@NaGdF4 Upconverting Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnostics
Upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are promising new generation of imaging probes capable of working as theranostic agents. Upconversion is a nonlinear optical process that converts two or more photons to a higher-energy out-put photon. UCNPs are guesthost systems where trivalent lanthanide ions are dispersed as a guest in an appropriate dielectric host lattice with a dimension less than 30nm. Generally, upconversion emission arises from 4f-4f orbital electronic transitions.
