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PEGylated Upconverting Luminescent Hollow Nanospheres for Drug Delivery and In Vivo Imaging
Author(s) -
Dong Liang,
An Duo,
Gong Ming,
Lu Yang,
Gao HuaiLing,
Xu YunJun,
Yu ShuHong
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201300433
Subject(s) - materials science , luminescence , drug delivery , photon upconversion , in vivo , nanotechnology , persistent luminescence , biomedical engineering , optoelectronics , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , thermoluminescence , biology
Upconversion luminescent hollow Y 2 O 3 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ nanospheres can be synthesized by an etching‐free process, which hold promising potential for applications such as drug delivery, angiography, and high‐contrast cellular as well as tissue imaging, with no damage from radiation or toxicity.