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Formation of a Supported Lipid Bilayer on Faceted LiYF 4 :Tm 3+ /Yb 3+ Upconversion Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
RojasGutierrez Paola A.,
DeWolf Christine,
Capobianco John A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201600218
Subject(s) - photon upconversion , lanthanide , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , bilayer , materials science , doping , computer science , chemistry , optoelectronics , membrane , ion , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Lanthanide‐doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) convert low energy near‐infrared (NIR) absorbed light to ultraviolet , visible, and NIR emissions. For biological applications, water dispersibility, bio‐compatibility, and high colloidal stability must be achieved. Enveloping nanoparticles with supported lipid bilayer (SLB) is an alternative method to solve this problem. Here, the formation and characterization of a SLB on LiYF 4 :Tm 3+ /Yb 3+ UCNPs is shown.