title: Recent progress in rare earth micro/nanocrystals: soft chemical synthesis, luminescent properties, and biomedical applications.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Changchun 130022, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shili
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gai
authors.forename: Chunxia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Piaoping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003287:Contrast Media; D004337:Drug Carriers; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents