Hybrid Nanostructures for High-Sensitivity Luminescence Nanothermometry in the Second Biological Window

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 27; no. 32; pp. 4781 - 4787
• Main Authors: Cerón, Elizabeth Navarro, Ortgies, Dirk H., del Rosal, Blanca, Ren, Fuqiang, Benayas, Antonio, Vetrone, Fiorenzo, Ma, Dongling, Sanz-Rodríguez, Francisco, Solé, José García, Jaque, Daniel, Rodríguez, Emma Martín
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 26.08.2015
• Subjects: Biological; Detection; Fluorescence; Lactic Acid - chemistry; lanthanide-doped nanoparticles; Luminescence; Luminescent Measurements; Nanocomposites - chemistry; Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nanostructure; Nanotechnology - methods; nanothermometry; Neodymium - chemistry; Polyglycolic Acid - chemistry; Quantum dots; Quantum Dots - chemistry; Temperature; Thermometers; quantum dots; nanothermometry; lanthanide-doped nanoparticles

Hybrid nanostructures containing neodymium‐doped nanoparticles and infrared‐emitting quantum dots constitute highly sensitive luminescent thermometers operating in the second biological window. They demonstrate that accurate subtissue fluorescence thermal sensing is possible.