Open AccessUltrasensitive Luminescent In Vitro Detection for Tumor Markers Based on Inorganic Lanthanide Nano‐Bioprobes
Author(s) -
Zheng Wei,
Zhou Shanyong,
Xu Jin,
Liu Yongsheng,
Huang Ping,
Liu Yan,
Chen Xueyuan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.201600197
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , luminescence , lanthanide , materials science , cancer , nanoparticle , chemistry , medicine , ion , optoelectronics , organic chemistry
Ultrasensitive and accurate detection of tumor markers is of vital importance for the screening or diagnosis of cancers at their early stages and for monitoring cancer relapse after surgical resection. Inorganic lanthanide (Ln 3+ ) nanoparticles (NPs), owing to their superior physicochemical characteristics, are regarded as a new generation of luminescent nano‐bioprobes in the field of cancer diagnosis and therapy. In this progress report, a focus is set on our recent efforts on the development of inorganic Ln 3+ ‐NPs as efficient luminescent nano‐bioprobes for the ultrasensitive in vitro biodetection of tumor markers, with an emphasis on the dissolution‐enhanced luminescent bioassay (DELBA), an emerging technique recently developed toward practical medical applications.