Core–multi-shell design: unlocking multimodal capabilities in lanthanide-based nanoparticles as upconverting, <i>T</i><sub>2</sub>-weighted MRI and CT probes

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

Nanoscale · 2023 · 25 citations · 38 references

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Core/shell/shell nanoparticle design with a controlled inner NaGdF 4 layer between the upconverting Er/Yb-doped NaGdF 4 core and the magnetic NaDyF 4 shell suppressed Dy 3+ -induced emission loss, while simultaneously enhancing MRI T 2 and CT performance.

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