In-vivo imaging of the uptake of upconversion nanoparticles by plant roots

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-284

  Hischemöller, Anja ^a   Nordmann, Jörg ^a   Ptacek, Pavel ^a   Mummenhoff, Klaus ^a   Haase, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biolabeling; Cytotoxicity; In vivo imaging; Nanoparticles; Plants; Upconversion

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS COLLOIDAL SOLUTIONS; ARABIDOPSIS PLANT; BIOLABELING; IN-VIVO IMAGING; LARGE SIZES; LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT; NEAR INFRARED; PHALAENOPSIS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; UP-CONVERSION EMISSION; UPCONVERSION;

ERBIUM; LASER EXCITATION; YTTERBIUM;

NANOPARTICLES;

ERBIUM; NANOCRYSTAL; NANOPARTICLE; YTTERBIUM; YTTRIUM;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NANOPARTICLES; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 69249180285     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2009.1032     Document Type: Article

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