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Table 3 UCNP

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