Low irradiance multiphoton imaging with alloyed lanthanide nanocrystals

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05577-8