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A design strategy of ultrasmall Gd2O3 nanoparticles for T1 MRI with high performance

Jianfeng Yang, Pengyuan Shan, Qingling Zhao, Shuquan Zhang, Lanlan Li, Xiaojing Yang, Xiaofei Yu, Zunming Lu, Ziwu Wang and Xinghua Zhang

New J. Chem., 2021, 45, 7270
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Water dispersible ligand-free rare earth fluoride nanoparticles: water transfer versus NaREF4-to-REF3 phase transformation

Nan Liu, Nicholas Gobeil, Parrish Evers, Isabel Gessner, Emille M. Rodrigues and Eva Hemmer

Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 16204
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Rapid microwave-assisted synthesis of morphology-controlled luminescent lanthanide-doped Gd2O2S nanostructures

Christian Homann, Régis Peeters, Hana Mirmajidi, Jessica Berg, Michael Fay, Lucas Carvalho Veloso Rodrigues, Eros Radicchi, Akhil Jain, Adolfo Speghini and Eva Hemmer

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 18492
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One-pot synthesis of theranostic nanocapsules with lanthanide doped nanoparticles

Miao Wang, Yu Zhang, Michael Ng, Artiom Skripka, Ting Cheng, Xu Li, Kishore Kumar Bhakoo, Alex Y. Chang, Federico Rosei and Fiorenzo Vetrone

Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 6653
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Core–multi-shell design: unlocking multimodal capabilities in lanthanide-based nanoparticles as upconverting, T2-weighted MRI and CT probes

Nan Liu, Christian Homann, Samuel Morfin, Meghana S. Kesanakurti, Nicholas D. Calvert, Adam J. Shuhendler, Tom Al and Eva Hemmer

Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 19546
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Heterodimers made of metal–organic frameworks and upconversion nanoparticles for bioimaging and pH-responsive dual-drug delivery

Danping Ling, Haihong Li, Wensong Xi, Zhuo Wang, Artur Bednarkiewicz, Solomon T. Dibaba, Liyi Shi and Lining Sun

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8, 1316
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of NaMnF3 particles with tuneable morphologies

Nan Liu, Jessica Holmes, Nicolas Bordenave and Eva Hemmer

Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 11799
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Morphology evolution, energy transfer and multicolor luminescence of lanthanide-doped Ba2LaF7 nanocrystals via a one-step hydrothermal synthesis

Yini Mao, Li Jiang, Rui Ye, Jun Yang and Shanshan Hu

CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 564
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Multiple anisotropic conductions, up/down conversion luminescence and magnetism assembled into 2D step-like Janus array film

Jiao Tian, Qianli Ma, Wensheng Yu, Dan Li, Xiangting Dong, Guixia Liu and Jinxian Wang

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 2020, 53, 145301
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Two birds with one stone: Versatile lanthanide-doped core-shell-shell nanoparticles with enhanced red upconversion for nanothermometry and MR imaging

Ruitong Song, Jiayao Li, Qiuhan Liu, Sen Yan, Hao Fu, Heping Deng and Yue Zhao

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 702, 138949
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L-lysine-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of β-NaGdF4:Eu3+ microcrystals: Morphology evolution, luminescence and magnetic properties

Peng Liu, Xianliang Li, Junbiao Wu, Yide Han, Zhuopeng Wang, Xia Zhang and Yan Xu

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021, 22, 100851
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Protease-Mediated T1 Contrast Enhancement of Multilayered Magneto-Gadolinium Nanostructures for Imaging and Magnetic Hyperthermia

Sahitya Kumar Avugadda, Nisarg Soni, Emille M. Rodrigues, Stefano Persano and Teresa Pellegrino

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 6743
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Quest to enhance up-conversion efficiency: a comparison of anhydrous vs. hydrous synthesis of NaGdF4: Yb3+ and Tm3+ nanoparticles

B. Purohit, D. Amans, Y. Guyot, B. Mahler, M.-F. Joubert, C. Dujardin, S. Daniele, G. Ledoux and S. Mishra

Materials Today Chemistry, 2020, 17, 100326
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Cation Exchange Protocol to Radiolabel Rare-Earth Nanoparticles with Yttrium-90 for Radiotherapy and for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Nisarg Soni, Ana Maria Panaite, Tuhin Samanta, Giulia E. P. Nucci, Emille M. Rodrigues and Teresa Pellegrino

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 35181
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Phytoglycogen Encapsulation of Lanthanide‐Based Nanoparticles as an Optical Imaging Platform with Therapeutic Potential

Emille M. Rodrigues, Nicholas D. Calvert, Justin C. Crawford, Nan Liu, Adam J. Shuhendler and Eva Hemmer

Small, 2022, 18
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Size-controlled bimodal in vivo nanoprobes as near-infrared phosphors and positive contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging

Kyohei Okubo, Ryuta Takeda, Shuhei Murayama, Masakazu Umezawa, Masao Kamimura, Kensuke Osada, Ichio Aoki and Kohei Soga

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 2021, 22, 160
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Amplifying Upconversion by Engineering Interfacial Density of State in Sub-10 nm Colloidal Core/Shell Fluoride Nanoparticles

Lei Lei, Enyang Liu, Yubin Wang, Youjie Hua, Junjie Zhang, Jiayi Chen, Rundong Mao, Guohua Jia and Shiqing Xu

Nano Lett., 2021, 21, 10222
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A dual-mode T1 MRI/CT contrast agent of Gd2O3/Au@MSNs for tumor imaging with high performance

Jianfeng Yang, Qingling Zhao, Zehao Zang, Shuquan Zhang, Ziwu Wang, Lanlan Li, Xiaofei Yu, Xiaojing Yang, Zunming Lu and Xinghua Zhang

Materialia, 2022, 24, 101494
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Evaluation of Lanthanide-Doped Upconverting Nanoparticles for in Vitro and in Vivo Applications

Dana M. Samhadaneh, Gabrielle A. Mandl, Zhao Han, Maryam Mahjoob, Stephanie C. Weber, Marius Tuznik, David A. Rudko, John A. Capobianco and Ursula Stochaj

ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2020, 3, 4358
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Incorporation of Upconverting LiYF4:Yb3+, Tm3+ Nanoparticles with High Quantum Yield in TiO2 Metallogels for Near Infrared-Driven Photocatalytic Dye Degradation

Bhagyesh Purohit, Erwann Jeanneau, Yannick Guyot, David Amans, Benoit Mahler, Marie-France Joubert, Christophe Dujardin, Gilles Ledoux and Shashank Mishra

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2023, 6, 2310
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Lead/cadmium-free near-infrared multifunctional nanoplatform for deep-tissue bimodal imaging and drug delivery

R. Yang, G. Bao, H. Li, H. Liu, J. Chen, J. Li and D. Ma

Materials Today Advances, 2022, 16, 100306
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Boosting Vascular Imaging‐Performance and Systemic Biosafety of Ultra‐Small NaGdF4 Nanoparticles via Surface Engineering with Rationally Designed Novel Hydrophilic Block Co‐Polymer

Zhilin Jiang, Bin Xia, Feng Ren, Bolin Bao, Wei Xing, Tao He and Zhen Li

Small Methods, 2022, 6
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Effect of Excess Ligand on the Reverse Microemulsion Silica Coating of NaLnF4 Nanoparticles

Elsa Lu, Jothirmayanantham Pichaandi, Chandresh Kumar Rastogi and Mitchell A. Winnik

Langmuir, 2022, 38, 3316
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Hidden triplet states at hybrid organic–inorganic interfaces

Guochen Bao, Renren Deng, Dayong Jin and Xiaogang Liu

Nat Rev Mater, 2024, 10, 28
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Dual-Mode Fluorescence and Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Perylene Diimide-Based Gd-Containing Magnetic Ionic Liquids

Xiaoliang Yu, Xiaoyan Yuan, Zitan Huang, Wenyu Zhang, Fan Huang and Lixia Ren

ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2020, 6, 6405
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The Art of Nanoparticle Design: Unconventional Morphologies for Advancing Luminescent Technologies

Hanyu Xu, Mengmeng Dai and Zuoling Fu

Small, 2024, 20
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Activatable Magnetic/Photoacoustic Nanoplatform for Redox-Unlocked Deep-Tissue Molecular Imaging In Vivo via Prussian Blue Nanoprobe

Fangfang Chen, Lili Teng, Chang Lu, Cheng Zhang, Qiming Rong, Yan Zhao, Yue Yang, Youjuan Wang, Guosheng Song and Xiaobing Zhang

Anal. Chem., 2020, 92, 13452
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