Near-infrared excited luminescence and <i>in vitro</i> imaging of HeLa cells by using Mn<sup>2+</sup> enhanced Tb<sup>3+</sup> and Yb<sup>3+</sup> cooperative upconversion in NaYF<sub>4</sub> nanocrystals

Katarzyna Prorok, Michał Olk, Michał Skowicki, Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Agata Kotulska, Tomasz Lipiński, Artur Bednarkiewicz

Nanoscale Advances · 2019 · 13 citations · 51 references

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ions. Additionally, as a proof of the concept, the surface of nanoparticles was coated with proteins and conjugated with folic acid, and such biofunctionalized nanoparticles were subsequently used for bioimaging of HeLa cells.

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