Recent advances in triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion and singlet fission, towards solar energy applications

AJ Carrod, V Gray, K Börjesson - Energy & Environmental Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar energy is an ample renewable energy resource, with photovoltaic (PV) technology
enabling a direct route from light to electricity. Currently, PVs are limited in photon …

[HTML][HTML] Aptamer-engineered (nano) materials for theranostic applications

N Rabiee, S Chen, S Ahmadi, RN Veedu - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A diverse array of organic and inorganic materials, including nanomaterials, has been
extensively employed in multifunctional biomedical applications. These applications …

Structure and luminescence of DNA-templated silver clusters

A Gonzalez-Rosell, C Cerretani, P Mastracco… - Nanoscale …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
DNA serves as a versatile template for few-atom silver clusters and their organized self-
assembly. These clusters possess unique structural and photophysical properties that are …

On-site bioaerosol sampling and detection in microfluidic platforms

I Lee, E Jeon, J Lee - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
As the recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and several severe illnesses such
as Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Influenza A virus (IAV) flu …

A comprehensive review on upconversion nanomaterials-based fluorescent sensor for environment, biology, food and medicine applications

W Jiang, J Yi, X Li, F He, N Niu, L Chen - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Near-infrared-excited upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have multicolor emissions, a
low auto-fluorescence background, a high chemical stability, and a long fluorescence …

Biporous silica nanostructure-induced nanovortex in microfluidics for nucleic acid enrichment, isolation, and PCR-free detection

E Jeon, B Koo, S Kim, J Kim, Y Yu, H Jang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Efficient pathogen enrichment and nucleic acid isolation are critical for accurate and
sensitive diagnosis of infectious diseases, especially those with low pathogen levels. Our …

Fluorescence-based sensing of pesticides using supramolecular chemistry

M Levine - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The detection of pesticides in real-world environments is a high priority for a broad range of
applications, including in areas of public health, environmental remediation, and agricultural …

Pr 3+ doped NaYF 4 and LiYF 4 nanocrystals combining visible-to-UVC upconversion and NIR-to-NIR-II downconversion luminescence emissions for biomedical …

MY Tsang, P Fałat, MA Antoniak, R Ziniuk, SJ Zelewski… - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lanthanide-doped fluoride nanocrystals (NCs) are known to exhibit unique optical
properties, such as upconversion and downconversion luminescence (UCL and DCL) …

Self‐assembly of upconversion nanoparticles based materials and their emerging applications

Z Zhang, Y Chen, Y Zhang - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the past few decades, significant progress of the conventional upconversion nanoparticles
(UCNPs) based nanoplatform has been achieved in many fields, and with the development …

[HTML][HTML] Designing photon upconversion nanoparticles capable of intense emission in whole human blood

N Jurga, S Ryszczyńska, T Grzyb - … Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The properties of upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are crucial for their applications in
biomedicine. For studies of organisms and biological materials, the penetration depth of …