Upconversion nanomaterials: Synthesis, mechanism, and applications in sensing

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 2414-2435

  Chen, Jiao ^a   Zhao, Julia Xiaojun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosensing; NIR radiation; Upconversion nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

DNA; IONIC LIQUID; LANTHANIDE; MERCURY; NANOMATERIAL;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; LASER; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMANS; IONIC LIQUIDS; LANTHANOID SERIES ELEMENTS; LASERS; MERCURY; NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84858986317     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120302414     Document Type: Review

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