Current advances in lanthanide ion (Ln3+)-based upconversion nanomaterials for drug delivery

Doxorubicin conjugated NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ nanoparticles for therapy and sensing of drug delivery by luminescence resonance energy transfer

Dai, Y., Yang, D., Ma, P., Kang, X., Zhang, X., Li, C., Hou, Z., Cheng, Z., & Lin, J. (2012) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.08.029 · Cited by 117

Multicolor Upconversion Nanoparticles for Protein Conjugation

Wilhelm, S., Hirsch, T., Patterson, W. M., Scheucher, E., Mayr, T., & Wolfbeis, O. S. (2013) · Theranostics · doi:10.7150/thno.5113 · Cited by 115

DNA‐mediated Construction of Hollow Upconversion Nanoparticles for Protein Harvesting and Near‐Infrared Light Triggered Release

Zhou, L., Chen, Z., Dong, K., Yin, M., Ren, J., & Qu, X. (2013) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.201304437 · Cited by 111

Upconversion nanophosphors for use in bioimaging, therapy, drug delivery and bioassays

Yang, Y. (2013) · Microchimica Acta · doi:10.1007/s00604-013-1139-8 · Cited by 107

Conjugation of NaGdF4 upconverting nanoparticles on silica nanospheres as contrast agents for multi-modality imaging

Liu, F., He, X., Liu, L., You, H., Zhang, H., & Wang, Z. (2013) · Biomaterials · doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.03.058 · Cited by 104

Journal of the Society of Powder Technology, Japan, Vol. 46 No.7 (2009) - Vol. 46 No.10 (2009)

(2010) · Advanced Powder Technology · doi:10.1016/s0921-8831(09)00247-7 · Cited by 101

A new near infrared photosensitizing nanoplatform containing blue-emitting up-conversion nanoparticles and hypocrellin A for photodynamic therapy of cancer cells

Jin, S., Zhou, L., Gu, Z., Tian, G., Yan, L., Ren, W., Yin, W., Liu, X., Zhang, X., Hu, Z., et al. (2013) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c3nr03515h · Cited by 100

Luminescent biodetection based on lanthanide-doped inorganic nanoprobes

Tu, D., Zheng, W., Liu, Y., Zhu, H., & Chen, X. (2013) · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2013.11.017 · Cited by 99

Poly(acrylic acid) modified lanthanide-doped GdVO 4 hollow spheres for up-conversion cell imaging, MRI and pH-dependent drug release

Kang, X., Yang, D., Dai, Y., Shang, M., Cheng, Z., Zhang, X., Lian, H., Ma, P., & Lin, J. (2012) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c2nr33130f · Cited by 98

Computed tomography imaging-guided radiotherapy by targeting upconversion nanocubes with significant imaging and radiosensitization enhancements

Xing, H., Zheng, X., Ren, Q., Bu, W., Ge, W., Xiao, Q., Zhang, S., Wei, C., Qu, H., Wang, Z., et al. (2013) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep01751 · Cited by 96

Biomedical Applications of Functionalized Hollow Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: Focusing on Molecular Imaging

Shi, S., Chen, F., & Cai, W. (2013) · Nanomedicine · doi:10.2217/nnm.13.177 · Cited by 94

Ln3+-doped nanoparticles for upconversion and magnetic resonance imaging: some critical notes on recent progress and some aspects to be considered

van Veggel, F. C. J. M., Dong, C., Johnson, N. J. J., & Pichaandi, J. (2012) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c2nr32124f · Cited by 93

Facile synthesis of an up-conversion luminescent and mesoporous Gd 2 O 3 : Er 3+ @nSiO 2 @mSiO 2 nanocomposite as a drug carrier

Xu, Z., Li, C., Ma, P., Hou, Z., Yang, D., Kang, X., & Lin, J. (2010) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c0nr00695e · Cited by 91

Toxicity Assessments of Near-infrared Upconversion Luminescent LaF 3 :Yb,Er in Early Development of Zebrafish Embryos

Wang, K., Ma, J., He, M., Gao, G., Xu, H., Sang, J., Wang, Y., Zhao, B., & Cui, D. (2013) · Theranostics · doi:10.7150/thno.5701 · Cited by 89

Lanthanide dopant-induced formation of uniform sub-10 nm active-core/active-shell nanocrystals with near-infrared to near-infrared dual-modal luminescence

Chen, D., Yu, Y., Huang, F. H., Lin, H., Huang, P., Yang, A., Wang, Z., & Wang, Y. (2011) · Journal of Materials Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c1jm14589d · Cited by 88

Engineered design of theranostic upconversion nanoparticles for tri-modal upconversion luminescence/magnetic resonance/X-ray computed tomography imaging and targeted delivery of combined anticancer drugs

Tian, G., Yin, W., Jin, J., Zhang, X., Xing, G., Li, S., Gu, Z., & Zhao, Y. (2013) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/c3tb21394c · Cited by 85

Simultaneous synthesis and amine-functionalization of single-phase BaYF5:Yb/Er nanoprobe for dual-modal in vivo upconversion fluorescence and long-lasting X-ray computed tomography imaging

Liu, H., Lu, W. M., Wang, H., Rao, L., Yi, Z., Zeng, S., & Hao, J. (2013) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c3nr00999h · Cited by 80

A Dual-Targeting Upconversion Nanoplatform for Two-Color Fluorescence Imaging-Guided Photodynamic Therapy

Wang, X., Yang, C., Chen, J., & Yan, X. (2014) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/ac500060c · Cited by 80

Designed Fabrication of Unique Eccentric Mesoporous Silica Nanocluster-Based Core–Shell Nanostructures for pH-Responsive Drug Delivery

Chen, L., Li, L., Zhang, L., Xing, S., Wang, T., Wang, Y. A., Wang, C., & Su, Z. (2013) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/am401627u · Cited by 79

Electrospun Upconversion Composite Fibers as Dual Drugs Delivery System with Individual Release Properties

Hou, Z., Li, X., Li, C., Dai, Y., Ma, P., Zhang, X., Kang, X., Cheng, Z., & Lin, J. (2013) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la402080y · Cited by 79

Poly(acrylic acid)‐Modified Fe 3 O 4 Microspheres for Magnetic‐Targeted and pH‐Triggered Anticancer Drug Delivery

Kang, X., Dai, Y., Ma, P., Yang, D., Li, C., Hou, Z., Cheng, Z., & Lin, J. (2012) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.201202433 · Cited by 78

Multifunctional Upconversion-Magnetic Hybrid Nanostructured Materials: Synthesis and Bioapplications

Li, X., Zhao, D., & Zhang, F. (2013) · Theranostics · doi:10.7150/thno.5289 · Cited by 77

Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes and NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ Nanoparticle-Doped Bilayer Hydrogel for Concurrent NIR-Triggered Drug Release and Up-Conversion Luminescence Tagging

Cheng, Z., Chai, R., Ma, P., Dai, Y., Kang, X., Lian, H., Hou, Z., Li, C., & Lin, J. (2013) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la402036p · Cited by 77

Solid‐to‐Hollow Single‐Particle Manipulation of a Self‐Assembled Luminescent NaYF4:Yb,Er Nanocrystal Monolayer by Electron‐Beam Lithography

Feng, W., Sun, L., Zhang, Y., & Yan, C. (2009) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.200900404 · Cited by 65

Intrinsic Focusing of the Particle Size Distribution in Colloids Containing Nanocrystals of Two Different Crystal Phases

Voß, B., & Haase, M. (2013) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/nn405026w · Cited by 64

Multifunctional Hydroxyapatite/Na(Y/Gd)F4:Yb3+,Er3+ Composite Fibers for Drug Delivery and Dual Modal Imaging

Liu, M., Liu, H., Sun, S., Li, X., Zhou, Y., Hou, Z., & Lin, J. (2014) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la500131d · Cited by 64

Polyacrylic Acid Modified Upconversion Nanoparticles for Simultaneous pH-Triggered Drug Delivery and Release Imaging

Jia, X., Yin, J., He, D., He, X., Wang, K., Chen, M., & Li, Y. (2013) · Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology · doi:10.1166/jbn.2013.1764 · Cited by 53

Multicolor upconverted luminescence-encoded superparticles via controlling self-assembly based on hydrophobic lanthanide-doped NaYF4 nanocrystals

Zhang, Q., Wang, X., & Zhu, Y. (2011) · Journal of Materials Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c1jm10350d · Cited by 50

PEGylated Upconverting Luminescent Hollow Nanospheres for Drug Delivery and In Vivo Imaging

Dong, L., An, D., Gong, M., Lü, Y., Gao, H., Xu, Y., & Yu, S. (2013) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.201300433 · Cited by 50

Multifunctional MnO 2 nanosheet-modified Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 /NaYF 4 :Yb, Er nanocomposites as novel drug carriers

Zhao, P., Zhu, Y., Yang, X., Shen, J., Jiang, X., Zong, J., & Li, C. (2013) · Dalton Transactions · doi:10.1039/c3dt52066h · Cited by 49

Optical/Magnetic Multimodal Bioprobes Based on Lanthanide‐Doped Inorganic Nanocrystals

Tu, D., Liu, Y., Zhu, H., & Chen, X. (2013) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.201204640 · Cited by 45

Cytotoxicity and drug release behavior of PNIPAM grafted on silica-coated iron oxide nanoparticles

Lien, Y., Wu, T., Wu, J.-H., & Liao, J. (2011) · Journal of Nanoparticle Research · doi:10.1007/s11051-011-0487-8 · Cited by 44

Tailor-Made Charge-Conversional Nanocomposite for pH-Responsive Drug Delivery and Cell Imaging

Chen, Y., Ai, K., Liu, Y., & Lu, L. (2013) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/am404761h · Cited by 43

Luminescent Porous Silica Fibers as Drug Carriers

Hou, Z., Zhang, C., Li, C., Xu, Z., Cheng, Z., Li, G., Wang, W., Peng, C., & Lin, J. (2010) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.201000900 · Cited by 42

One-pot self-assembly of multifunctional mesoporous nanoprobes with magnetic nanoparticles and hydrophobic upconversion nanocrystals

Liu, Z., Sun, L., Li, F., Liu, Q., Shi, L., Zhang, D., Yuan, S., Liu, T., & Qiu, Y. (2011) · Journal of Materials Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c1jm13871e · Cited by 37

Direct formation of mesoporous upconverting core-shell nanoparticles for bioimaging of living cells

Sun, L., Liu, T., Qiu, Y., Liu, J., Shi, L., & Wolfbeis, O. S. (2013) · Microchimica Acta · doi:10.1007/s00604-013-1073-9 · Cited by 24

Multifunctional Core–Shell Structured Nanocarriers for Synchronous Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment In Vivo

Chen, Y., Ma, P., Yang, D., Wu, Y., Dai, Y., Li, C., & Lin, J. (2013) · Chemistry - An Asian Journal · doi:10.1002/asia.201301262 · Cited by 21

A personal history of Bayesian statistics

Leonard, T. H. (2014) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Statistics · doi:10.1002/wics.1293 · Cited by 12

An overview of nanoparticles commonly used in fluorescent bioimaging

Wolfbeis, O. S. (2015) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c4cs00392f · Cited by 1,631

Rare-Earth Doping in Nanostructured Inorganic Materials

Zheng, B., Fan, J., Chen, B., Qin, X., Wang, J., Wang, F., Deng, R., & Liu, X. (2022) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00644 · Cited by 1,204

Nanoparticle design strategies for enhanced anticancer therapy by exploiting the tumour microenvironment

Dai, Y., Xu, C., Sun, X., & Chen, X. (2017) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c6cs00592f · Cited by 931

Exploiting the biological windows: current perspectives on fluorescent bioprobes emitting above 1000 nm

Hemmer, E., Benayas, A., Légaré, F., & Vetrone, F. (2016) · Nanoscale Horizons · doi:10.1039/c5nh00073d · Cited by 731

Recent advances in near-infrared II fluorophores for multifunctional biomedical imaging

Ding, F., Zhan, Y., Lu, X., & Sun, Y. (2018) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/c8sc01153b · Cited by 538