Bionanotechnology has now become firmly established in its own right as one of the
principle and focused subdisciplines within nanotechnology.(1-10) Bionanotechnology can …

Upconversion (UC) refers to nonlinear optical processes in which the sequential absorption
of two or more photons leads to the emission of light at shorter wavelength than the …

The photoluminescence properties of rare-earth (lanthanide) compounds have been
fascinating researchers for decades. 1-14 An attractive feature of luminescent lanthanide …

Due to exceptional photo-physical properties, up-converting nanoparticles (UCNPs) are
promising and advantageous alternative to conventional fluorescent labels used in many bio …

Nanocrystalline calcium phosphate apatites constitute the main inorganic part of hard
tissues, and a growing focus is devoted to prepare synthetic analogs, so-called “biomimetic” …

Multifunctional strontium hydroxyapatite (SrHAp) nanorods with luminescent and
mesoporous properties have been successfully synthesized by a hydrothermal method …

The luminescence of trivalent lanthanide ions has found applications in lighting, lasers,
optical telecommunications, medical diagnostics, and various other fields. This introductory …

Inorganic fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) have initiated an extensive upsurge in biological
application research. Just as quantum dots are regarded as a vigorous reinforcement of the …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes molecular, near infrared (NIR)-emitting
compounds containing Nd III, Er III, or Yb III and discrete molecular edifices containing other …

The preparation of nearly monodisperse (40 nm), silica‐coated LaF3: Ln3+ nanoparticles
and their bioconjugation to FITC–avidin (FITC= fluorescein isothiocyanate) is described in …