title: Near infrared photolysis of a Ru polypyridyl complex by upconverting nanoparticles.
abstract: NaYF4:Yb(3+)/Er(3+)nanocrystals upconvert near infrared light (980 nm) into higher energy visible photons capable of effecting the photodissociation of the monodentate pyridyl ligand in cis-[Ru(bpy)2(py)2]Cl2: opening an opportunity for advancing the use of photoactivatable metal complexes in medicine and biology.
authors.affiliation: CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia-San Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain. lsalassa@cicbiomagune.es.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Habtemariam
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yate
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mareque-Rivas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salassa
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D007259:Infrared Rays; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010782:Photolysis; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D011725:Pyridines; D012428:Ruthenium; C023666:pyridine