Applications of quantum dots with upconverting luminescence in bioimaging

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-32

  Chen, Yunyun ^a   Liang, Hong ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioimaging; QDs; Upconverting luminescence

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GADOLINIUM; GRAPHENE; LANTHANIDE; NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IMAGING; LUMINESCENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84899874645     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.04.003     Document Type: Review

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