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PMID: 22279027 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted considerable attention for their application in biomedicine. Here, silica-coated NaGdF(4) :Yb,Er/NaGdF(4) nanoparticles with a tetrasubstituted carboxy aluminum phthalocyanine (AlC(4) Pc) photosensitizer covalently incorporated inside the silica shells were prepared and applied in the photodynamic therapy (PDT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cancer cells. These UCNP@SiO(2) (AlC(4) Pc) nanoparticles were uniform in size, stable against photosensitizer leaching, and highly efficient in photogenerating cytotoxic singlet oxygen under near-infrared (NIR) light. In vitro studies indicated that these nanoparticles could effectively kill cancer cells upon NIR irradiation. Moreover, the nanoparticles also demonstrated good MR contrast, both in aqueous solution and inside cells. This is the first time that NaGdF(4) :Yb,Er/NaGdF(4) upconversion-nanocrystal-based multifunctional nanomaterials have been synthesized and applied in PDT. Our results show that these multifunctional nanoparticles are very promising for applications in versatile imaging diagnosis and as a therapy tool in biomedical engineering. |
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Zengxia Zhao; Yuning Han; Chenghong Lin; Dong Hu; Fang Wang; Xiaolan Chen; Zhong Chen; Nanfeng Zheng |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-25 |
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Title: Chemistry, an Asian journal Volume: - ISSN: 1861-471X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101294643 Medline TA: Chem Asian J Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. |
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State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid, Surfaces and the Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005 (P.R. China), Fax: (+86) 592-2183047. |
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