From: Recent progress in the development of upconversion nanomaterials in bioimaging and disease treatment
Biomolecule | Examples and refs | Application |
---|---|---|
Antibody | NaYF4:Yb,Er [130] | LRET system |
NaYF4:Yb,Er [131] | Photodynamic therapy | |
DNA/RNA/MiRNA | NaYbF4:Yb,Er [109] | Delivery and transfection of siRNA |
NaYF4:Yb,Tm [108] | Specific binding site | |
Protein/peptide | NaYF4:Yb,Er [132] | In vivo imaging |
NaYF4:Yb,Tm [110] | Proof of principle | |
Folic acid | NaYF4:Yb,Er [133] | Tumor targeting/imaging |
Avidin | NaYF4:Yb,Er/ NaYF4:Yb,Tm [134] | Assay application |