title: Upconversion nanoparticles for potential cancer theranostics.
abstract: Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles have recently attracted significant interest in the field of biomedicine. In the past 2 years, our group has been studying the applications of upconversion nanoparticles in biomedical imaging and drug delivery, as well as imaging-guided novel cancer therapies.
authors: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials Laboratory, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
authors: Chao
authors: C
authors: Wang
authors: Liang
authors: L
authors: Cheng
authors: Zhuang
authors: Z
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements / Q000737:chemistry; D049449:Luminescence; D053758:Nanoparticles; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements