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Solvothermal synthesis and modification of NaYF4:Yb/Er@NaLuF4:Yb for enhanced up-conversion luminescence for bioimaging
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Li, Hao-Jyun Liu, Xuguang |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Water-soluble NaYF4:Yb/Er@NaLuF4:Yb up-converting nanoparticles (UCNPs) with a strong green emission were successfully prepared by a solvothermal method in a short period of time and at a low temperature. First, the hydrophobic UCNPs were prepared by a simple solvothermal method, then modified using a polyetherimide (PEI) surfactant or oxidation of the oleic acid ligands with the Lemieux-von Rudloff reagent. The modified UCNPs, having an average particle diameter of 60 ± 5 nm, showed a high dispersity. The oleic acid ligand on the sample surface was oxidized azelaic acid (HOOC(CH2)7COOH), identified from Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, which results in the generation of free carboxylic acid, hence conferring a high solubility in water. The 3-4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) method and cell-targeted labeling proved that oleic acid-capped UCNPs after oxidation (UCNPs-OAO) have a higher biocompatibility than polyetherimide-capped UCNPs (UCNPs-PEI). Therefore, the UCNPs-OAO have a great potential in biomedical applications, such as multimodal imaging, targeted therapy, and gene therapy. |
| Starting Page | 42163 |
| Ending Page | 42171 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1039/c9ra08921g |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/c9/ra/c9ra08921g/c9ra08921g1.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra08921g |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
