Impurity doping is a promising method to impart new properties to various materials. Due to
their unique optical, magnetic, and electrical properties, rare-earth ions have been …

In vivo imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000–1700 nm), which enables
us to look deeply into living subjects, is producing marvelous opportunities for biomedical …

Optical imaging in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1,000–1,700 nm) holds great
promise for non-invasive in vivo detection. However, real-time dynamic multiplexed imaging …

Biomedical fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared (NIR-II, 100–1700 nm) window
provides great potential for visualizing physiological and pathological processes, owing to …

Luminescence lifetime imaging has exhibited significant advantages over traditional optical
imaging in terms of precise quantification detection because of the intrinsic stability of …

In vivo imaging technologies have emerged as a powerful tool for both fundamental
research and clinical practice. In particular, luminescence imaging in the tissue-transparent …

Among luminescent nanostructures actively investigated in the last couple of decades, rare
earth (RE3+) doped nanoparticles (RENPs) are some of the most reported family of …

Light in the near‐infrared (NIR) spectral region is increasingly utilized in bioapplications,
providing deeper penetration in biological tissues owing to the lower absorption and …

Lanthanide-doped nanoconstructs (LDNCs) have been widely studied in the biomedical
field. Especially, LDNCs with near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence show great promise in …

Advances in diagnostic imaging have provided unprecedented opportunities to detect
diseases at early stages and with high reliability. Diagnostic imaging is also crucial to …