NIR-to-NIR two-photon excited CaF2:Tm3+,Yb3+ nanoparticles : multifunctional nanoprobes for highly penetrating fluorescence bio-imaging

Martinez Maestro, L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6629-5313, Dong, NN, Pedroni, M, Conti, G, Sbarbati, A, Ramirez-Hernandez, JE, Iglesias de la Cruz, MC, Sanz-Rodriguez, F, Juarranz, A, Chen, F, Vetrone, F, Capobianco, J A, Garcia Sole, J, Bettinelli, M, Jaque, D and Speghini, A 2011, 'NIR-to-NIR two-photon excited CaF2:Tm3+,Yb3+ nanoparticles : multifunctional nanoprobes for highly penetrating fluorescence bio-imaging' , ACS Nano, 5 (11) , pp. 8665-8671.

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Abstract

In this study, we report on the remarkable two-photon excited fluorescence efficiency in the “biological window” of CaF2:Tm3+,Yb3+ nanoparticles. On the basis of the strong Tm3+ ion emission (at around 800 nm), tissue penetration depths as large as 2 mm have been demonstrated, which are more than 4 times those achievable based on the visible emissions in comparable CaF2:Er3+,Yb3+ nanoparticles. The outstanding penetration depth, together with the fluorescence thermal sensitivity demonstrated here, makes CaF2:Tm3+,Yb3+ nanoparticles ideal candidates as multifunctional nanoprobes for high contrast and highly penetrating in vivo fluorescence imaging applications.

Item Type:	Article
Schools:	Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering
Journal or Publication Title:	ACS Nano
Publisher:	ACS Publications
ISSN:	1936-0851
Related URLs:	Publication
Funders:	Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spanish Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, Concordia University Research Chairs, Spanish Minsterio de Educaci�on, Spanish Minsterio de Educaci�on
Depositing User:	L Martinez Maestro
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2019 16:06
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 21:32
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/53359

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