TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanoparticles for highly efficient multiphoton fluorescence bioimaging
AU - Martinez Maestro, Laura
AU - Martin Rodriguez, Emma
AU - Vetrone, Fiorenzo
AU - Naccache, Rafik
AU - Loro Ramirez, Hector
AU - Jaque, Daniel
AU - Capobianco, John A.
AU - Garcia Sole, Jose
PY - 2010/11/8
Y1 - 2010/11/8
N2 - In this paper, we demonstrate for the first time that the new class of fluoride-based inorganic upconverting nanoparticles, NaYF4:Er3+, Yb3+, are the most efficient multiphoton excited fluorescent nanoparticles developed to date. The near-infrared-to-visible conversion efficiency of the aforementioned nanoparticles surpasses that of CdSe quantum dots and gold nanorods, which are the commercially available inorganic fluorescent nanoprobes presently used for multiphoton fluorescence bioimaging. The results presented here open new perspectives for the implementation of fluorescence tomography by multiphoton fluorescence imaging.
AB - In this paper, we demonstrate for the first time that the new class of fluoride-based inorganic upconverting nanoparticles, NaYF4:Er3+, Yb3+, are the most efficient multiphoton excited fluorescent nanoparticles developed to date. The near-infrared-to-visible conversion efficiency of the aforementioned nanoparticles surpasses that of CdSe quantum dots and gold nanorods, which are the commercially available inorganic fluorescent nanoprobes presently used for multiphoton fluorescence bioimaging. The results presented here open new perspectives for the implementation of fluorescence tomography by multiphoton fluorescence imaging.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/78149423743
U2 - 10.1364/OE.18.023544
DO - 10.1364/OE.18.023544
M3 - Article
SN - 1094-4087
VL - 18
SP - 23544
EP - 23553
JO - Optics Express
JF - Optics Express
IS - 23
ER -