title: Are rare-earth nanoparticles suitable for in vivo applications?
abstract: Rare earth (RE) nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention due to their unique optical and magnetic properties associated with f-electrons. The recent accomplishments in RE nanoparticle synthesis have aroused great interest of scientists to further explore their biomedical applications. This Research News summarizes recent achievements in controlled synthesis of magnetic and luminescent RE nanoparticles, surface modification, and toxicity studies of RE nanomaterials, and highlights state-of-the-art in in vivo applications of RE nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bei Yi Jie 2, Zhong Guan Cun, Beijing, 100190, China.
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Mingyuan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D008674:Metals, Rare Earth
keywords: imaging; in vivo application; luminescence; magnetism; rare-earth nanoparticle