PEG-capped, lanthanide doped GdF3 nanoparticles: luminescent and T2 contrast agents for optical and MRI multimodal imaging

Adolfo Speghini

Nanoscale , 2012, Accepted Manuscript

DOI: 10.1039/C2NR31796F, Paper

Tiziana Passuello, Marco Pedroni, Fabio Piccinelli, Stefano Polizzi, Pasquina Marzola, Stefano Tambalo, Giamaica Conti, Donatella Benati, Fiorenzo Vetrone, Marco Bettinelli, Adolfo Speghini

A facile method for the synthesis of water dispersible Er3+/Yb3+ and Tm3+/Yb3+ doped upconverting GdF3 nanoparticles is reported. Strong UC emissions are observed in the red (for Er/Yb doped) and...

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