Low irradiance multiphoton imaging with alloyed lanthanide nanocrystals

Bining Tian; Angel Fernandez-Bravo; Hossein Najafiaghdam; Nicole A. Torquato; M. Virginia P. Altoe; Ayelet Teitelboim; Cheryl A. Tajon; Yue Tian; Nicholas J. Borys; Edward S. Barnard; Mekhail Anwar; Emory M. Chan; P. James Schuck; Bruce E. Cohen

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05577-8

Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Low irradiance multiphoton imaging with alloyed lanthanide nanocrystals

Bining Tian,
Angel Fernandez-Bravo,
Hossein Najafiaghdam,
Nicole A. Torquato,
M. Virginia P. Altoe,
Ayelet Teitelboim,
Cheryl A. Tajon,
Yue Tian,
Nicholas J. Borys,
Edward S. Barnard,
Mekhail Anwar,
Emory M. Chan,
P. James Schuck,
Bruce E. Cohen

Affiliations

Bining Tian: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Angel Fernandez-Bravo: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hossein Najafiaghdam: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
Nicole A. Torquato: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
M. Virginia P. Altoe: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ayelet Teitelboim: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Cheryl A. Tajon: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yue Tian: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Nicholas J. Borys: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Edward S. Barnard: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mekhail Anwar: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco
Emory M. Chan: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
P. James Schuck: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Bruce E. Cohen: The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05577-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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By using a near-IR optical excitation, upconverting nanoparticles may enable high-resolution imaging deep in tissue. Here, Tian et al. introduce alloyed upconverting nanoparticles with improved brightness due to newly described energy transfer pathways.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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