Remarkably enhanced upconversion luminescence in Na<sup>+</sup> codoped spinel nanoparticles for photothermal cancer therapy and SPECT imaging
Annu Balhara, Santosh K. Gupta, Nidhi Aggarwal, Swapnil Srivastava, Jiban Jyoti Panda, Sourav Patra, Avik Chakraborty, Sutapa Rakshit, Rubel Chakravarty
Abstract
The bio/cyto compatibilty, anti-cancer efficacy and in vivo single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging highlighted the potential of spinel UCNPs for dual modality SPECT/optical imaging and therapeutic applications.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapySingle-photon emission computed tomographyMaterials scienceSpect imagingPreclinical imagingNuclear medicineCancer therapyIn vivoSpinelEmission computed tomographyCancerNuclear magnetic resonancePositron emission tomographyMedicineNanotechnologyPhysicsMetallurgyInternal medicineBiologyBiotechnologyNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials