Lanthanide-Functionalized Nanoparticles as MRI and Luminescent Probes for Sensing and/or Imaging Applications.

The combination of lanthanides and nanoparticles to develop new hybrid nanomaterials has become a highly topical area of research in the field of sensing, biomedical imaging, drug delivery, etc. However, these novel nanomaterials have to be carefully designed to ensure that the unique properties conveyed by each component, i.e., lanthanide ions and nanoparticles, are maximized and not neg. affected by one another. In this Forum Article, the main advances in the design of lanthanide-based nanoparticles are discussed, with the first part focusing on the design of gadolinium(III)-based nanoparticles and their use as magnetic resonance imaging agents. The second part will then describe the main and most recent designs of luminescent lanthanide-based nanoparticles and their applications as sensors or imaging agents, with a special emphasis on the authors' contribution to this area. [on SciFinder(R)]

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Titre
Lanthanide-Functionalized Nanoparticles as MRI and Luminescent Probes for Sensing and/or Imaging Applications.
Type de publication
Article de revue
Année de publication
2014
Revue
Inorganic Chemistry
Volume
53
Pagination
1867–1879
ISSN
0020-1669
Soumis le 7 septembre 2018