Biodistribution of upconversion/magnetic silica-coated NaGdF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles in mouse models

Uliana Kostiv, Lenka Rajsiglová, Dominika Luptáková, Tomáš Pluháček, Luca Vannucci, Vladimír Havlíček, Hana Engstová, Daniel Jirák, Miroslav Šlouf, Peter Makovicky, Radislav Sedláček, Daniel Horák
2017 RSC Advances  
Upconversion magnetic nanoparticles emit visible light after NIR irradiation. Gd renders them with MRI contrast. Localization of the particles is excellently visible in blood vasculature of tumor bearing mice after intravenous administration.
doi:10.1039/c7ra08712h fatcat:gh7de2auv5conpzcmtv6w3chaq