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Cover Picture: A Multifunctional Biomaterial with NIR Long Persistent Phosphorescence, Photothermal Response and Magnetism (Chem. Asian J. 18/2016)
Author(s) -
Wu Yiling,
Li Yang,
Qin Xixi,
Qiu Jianrong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201601000
Subject(s) - photothermal therapy , phosphorescence , materials science , persistent luminescence , magnetism , magnetic resonance imaging , biomaterial , nanotechnology , photothermal effect , biomedical engineering , optoelectronics , fluorescence , optics , luminescence , medicine , physics , thermoluminescence , quantum mechanics , radiology
Effective multifunctional phosphors Zn 3 Ga 2 SnO 8 : Cr 3+ , Nd 3+ , Gd 3+ with near‐infrared (NIR) persistent phosphorescence, photothermal response, and magnetism were fabricated. Such featured materials can act as NIR optical biolabels and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents for tracking early cancer cells, and also as a photothermal therapeutic agent for killing cancer cells. The new multifunctional biomaterial is expected to open a new possibility of setting up an advanced imaging‐guided therapy system featuring a high resolution for bioimaging and low side effects for the photothermal ablation of tumors. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Jianrong Qiu, Yang Li et al. on page 2537 in Issue 18, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600569).