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2020

Autofluorescence-Free In Vivo Imaging Using Polymer-Stabilized Nd3+-Doped YAG Nanocrystals A. Cantarano, J. Yao, M. Matulionyte, J. Lifante, A. Benayas, D. H. Ortgies, F. Vetrone, A. Ibanez, C. Gérardin, D. Jaque and G. Dantelle, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12, 51273-51284 (2020) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15514

Erbium Single‐Band Nanothermometry in the Third Biological Imaging Window: Potential and Limitations C. Hazra, A. Skripka, S. J. L. Ribeiro and F. Vetrone, Advanced Optical Materials, 8, 2001178 (2020) DOI: 10.1002/adom.202001178

Electrospun Upconverting Nanofibrous Hybrids with Smart NIR-Light-Controlled Drug Release for Wound Dressing H. Y. Huang, A. Skripka, L. Zaroubi, B. L. Findlay, F. Vetrone, C. Skinner, J. K. Oh and L. A. Cuccia, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 3, 7219–7227 (2020) DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01019

Inert Shell Effect on the Quantum Yield of Neodymium-Doped Near-Infrared Nanoparticles: The Necessary Shield in an Aqueous Dispersion A. Skripka, A. Benayas, C. D. S. Brites, I. R. Martín, L. D. Carlos and F. Vetrone, Nano Letters, 20, 7648–7654 (2020) DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03187

Terahertz three-dimensional monitoring of nanoparticle-assisted laser tissue soldering J. Dong, H. Breitenborn, R. Piccoli, L. V. Besteiro, P. You, D. Caraffini, Z. M. Wang, A. O. Govorov, R. Naccache, F. Vetrone, L. Razzari and R. Morandotti, Biomedical Optics Express, 11, 2254-2267 (2020) DOI: 10.1364/BOE.389561

Spectral Characterization of LiYbF4 Upconverting Nanoparticles A. Skripka, T. Cheng, C. M. S. Jones, R. Marin, J. Marques-Hueso and F. Vetrone, Nanoscale, 12, 17545-17554 (2020) DOI: 10.1039/D0NR04357E

Effect of light scattering on upconversion photoluminescence quantum yield in microscale-to-nanoscale materials C. M. S. Jones, N. Panov, A. Skripka, J. Gibbons, F. Hesse, J.-W. G. Bos, X. Wang, F. Vetrone, G. Chen, E. Hemmer and J. Marques-Hueso, Optics Express, 15, 22803-22818 (2020) DOI: 10.1364/OE.398353

Hybrid graphene/metal oxide anodes for efficient and stable dye sensitized solar cell K. Basu, G. Singh Selopal, M. Mohammadnezad, R. Akilimali, Z. M. Wang, H. Zhao, F. Vetrone and F. Rosei, Electrochimica Acta, 349, 136409 (2020) DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136409

Surface vs. core N/S/Se-heteroatom doping of carbon nanodots produces divergent yet consistent optical responses to reactive oxygen species X. Geng, T. R. Congdon, P. Anees, A. A. Greschner, F. Vetrone and M. A. Gauthier, Nanoscale Advances, 2, 4024-4033 (2020) DOI: 10.1039/D0NA00439A

One-pot synthesis of theranostic nanocapsules with lanthanide doped nanoparticles M. Wang, Y. Zhang, M. Ng, A. Skripka, T. Cheng, X. Li, K. K. Bhakoo, A. Y. Chang, F. Rosei and F. Vetrone, Chemical Science, 11, 6653-6661 (2020) DOI: 10.1039/D0SC01033B

Influence of Halide Ions on the Structure and Properties of Copper Indium Sulphide Quantum Dots R. Marin, A. Skripka, Y.-C. Huang, T. A. J. Loh, V. Mažeika, V. Karabanovas, D. H. C. Chua, C.-L. Dong, P. Canton and F. Vetrone, Chemical Communications, 56, 3341-3344 (2020) DOI: 10.1039/C9CC08291C

2019

Quantifying the photothermal conversion efficiency of plasmonic nanoparticles by means of terahertz radiation H. Breitenborn, J. Dong, R. Piccoli, A. Bruhacs, L. V. Besteiro, A. Skripka, Z. M. Wang, A. O. Govorov, L. Razzari, F. Vetrone, R. Naccache, and R. Morandotti, APL Photonics, 4, 126106 (2019) DOI: 10.1063/1.5128524

Morphology Control of Lanthanide Doped NaGdF4 Nanocrystals via One-Step Thermolysis M. Wang, Y. Zhang, Q. Yao, M. Ng, M. Lin, X. Li, K. K. Bhakoo, A. Y. Chang, F. Rosei and F. Vetrone, Chemistry of Materials, 31, 5160-5171 (2019) DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b01155

Advancing neodymium single-band nanothermometry , A. Skripka, A. Morinvil, M. Matulionyte, T. Cheng and F. Vetrone, Nanoscale, 11, 11322-11330 (2019) DOI: 10.1039/C9NR02801C

Nd3+ doped Gd3Sc2Al3O12 nanoparticles: towards efficient nanoprobes for temperature sensing , G. Dantelle, M. Matulionyte, D Testemale, A. Cantarano, A. Ibaneza and F. Vetrone, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21, 11132-11141 (2019) DOI: 10.1039/C9CP01808E

Magnetic-Photoluminescent Nanoplatform Built from Large-Pore Mesoporous Silica F. Yang, A. Skripka, M. Sadat Tabatabaei, S. Hwa Hong, F. Ren, Y. Huang, J. Kwon Oh, S. Martel, X. Liu, F. Vetrone and D. Ma, Chemistry of Materials, 31, 3201-3210 (2019) DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00028

Mercaptosilane-Passivated CuInS2 Quantum Dots for Luminescence Thermometry and Luminescent Labels R. Marin, A. Vivian, A. Skripka, A. Migliori, V. Morandi, F. Enrichi, F. Vetrone, P. Ceroni, C. Aprile and P. Canton, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2, 2426-2436 (2019) DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.9b00317

Decoupling Theranostics with Rare Earth Doped Nanoparticles A. Skripka, V. Karabanovas, G. Jarockyte, R. Marin, V. Tam, M. Cerruti, R. Rotomskis and F. Vetrone, Advanced Functional Materials, 29, 1807105 (2019) DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201807105

Single-shot compressed optical-streaking ultra-high-speed photography X. Liu, J. Liu, C. Jiang, F. Vetrone, and J. Liang, Optics Letters, 44, 1387-1390 (2019) DOI: 10.1364/OL.44.001387

Multifunctional Self-Assembled Supernanoparticles for Deep-Tissue Bimodal Imaging and Amplified Dual-Mode Heating Treatment F. Yang, A. Skripka, M. Sadat Tabatabaei, S. H. Hong, F. Ren, A. Benayas, J. K. Oh, S. Martel, X. Liu, F. Vetrone, and D. Ma, ACS Nano, 13, 408-420 (2019) DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06563

Engineering efficient upconverting nanothermometers using Eu3+ ions G. Lucchini, A. Speghini, P. Canton, F. Vetrone and M. Quintanilla, Nanoscale Advances, 1, 757-764 (2019) DOI: 10.1039/C8NA00118A

2018

Highly Efficient Copper Sulfide‐Based Near‐Infrared Photothermal Agents: Exploring the Limits of Macroscopic Heat Conversion R. Marin, A. Skripka, L. V. Besteiro, A. Benayas, Z. Wang, A. O. Govorov, P Canton and F. Vetrone, Small, 14, 1803282 (2018) DOI: 10.1002/smll.201803282

Small and Bright Lithium-Based Upconverting Nanoparticles T. Cheng, R. Marin, A. Skripka and F. Vetrone, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, 12890–12899 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07086

Seeing, Targeting and Delivering with Upconverting Nanoparticles G. Jalani, V. Tam, F. Vetrone and M. Cerruti, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140, 10923–10931 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b03977

Upconverting Nanoparticle to Quantum Dot Förster Resonance Energy Transfer: Increasing the Efficiency through Donor Design R. Marin, L. Labrador-Paéz, A. Skripka, P. Haro-González, A. Benayas, P. Canton, D. Jaque, and F. Vetrone, ACS Photonics, 5, 2261–2270 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b00112

An Integrated Multifunctional Nanoplatform for Deep‐Tissue Dual‐Mode Imaging F. Yang, A. Skripka, A. Benayas, X. Dong, S. H. Hong, F. Ren, J. K. Oh, X. Liu, F. Vetrone and D Ma, Advanced Functional Materials, 14, 1706235 (2018) DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201706235

Luminescence of Eu3+ Activated CaF2 and SrF2 Nanoparticles: Effect of the Particle Size and Codoping with Alkaline Ions P. Cortelletti, M. Pedroni, F. Boschi, S. Pin, P. Ghigna, P. Canton, F. Vetrone and A. Speghini, Crystal Growth & Design, 18, 686–694 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.7b01050

Highly stable photoelectrochemical cells for hydrogen production using a SnO2–TiO2/quantum dot heterostructured photoanode K. Basu, H. Zhang, H. Zhao, S. Bhattacharya, F. Navarro-Pardo, P. K. Datta, L. Jin, S. Sun, F. Vetrone and F. Rosei, Nanoscale, 10, 15273-15284 (2018) DOI: 10.1039/C8NR02286K

Heterostructured quantum dot architectures for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical hydrogen production R. Adhikari, K. Basu, Y. Zhou, F. Vetrone, D. Ma, S. Sun, F. Vidal, H. Zhao and F. Rosei, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6, 6822-68294 (2018) DOI: 10.1039/C7TA11378A

Tuning the sensitivity of lanthanide-activated NIR nanothermometers in the biological windows P. Cortelletti, A. Skripka, C. Facciotti, M. Pedroni, G. Caputo, N. Pinna, M. Quintanilla, A. Benayas, F. Vetrone and A. Speghini, Nanoscale, 10, 2568-2576 (2018) DOI: 10.1039/C7NR06141B

Upconverting nanocomposites with combined photothermal and photodynamic effects Y. Huang, A. Skripka, L. Labrador-Páez, F. Sanz-Rodríguez, P. Haro-González, D. Jaque, F. Rosei and F. Vetrone, Nanoscale, 10, 791-799 (2018) DOI: 10.1039/C7NR05499H

2017

Core or Shell? Er3+ FRET Donors in Upconversion Nanoparticles S. Bhuckory, E. Hemmer, Y.‐T. Wu, A. Yahia‐Ammar, F. Vetrone and N. Hildebrandt, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 44, 5186-5195 (2017) DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201700904

Colloidal nanothermometers based on neodymium doped alkaline-earth fluorides in the first and second biological windows M. Pedroni, P. Cortelletti, I. Xochilt Cantarelli, N. Pinna, P. Canton, M. Quintanilla, F. Vetrone and A. Speghini, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 250, 147-155 (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2017.04.160

Terahertz Thermometry: Combining Hyperspectral Imaging and Temperature Mapping at Terahertz Frequencies R. Naccache, A. Mazhorova, M. Clerici, R. Piccoli, L. Khosravi Khorashad, A. O. Govorov, L. Razzari, F. Vetrone and R. Morandotti, Laser & Photonics Reviews, 11, 1600342 (2017) DOI: 10.1002/lpor.201600342

A low-loss origami plasmonic waveguide F. Vetrone and F. Rosei, Science, 357, 452-453 (2017) DOI: 10.1126/science.aan6488

Nd3+ activated CaF2 NPs as colloidal nanothermometers in the biological window P. Cortelletti, C. Facciotti, I.X. Cantarelli, P. Canton, M. Quintanilla, F. Vetrone, A. Speghini and M. Pedroni, Optical Materials, 68, 29-34 (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2016.11.019

Self-assembled photoadditives in polyester films allow stop and go chemical release T. Cheng, R. O'Rorke, R. F. Ortiz, T. Y. Yan, E. Hemmer, F. Vetrone, R. S. Marks, T. W.J.Steele, Acta Biomaterialia, 54, 186-200 (2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.03.021

Efficient Upconverting Multiferroic [email protected] Photocatalysts: Visible-to-Near-Infrared Photon Harvesting J. Zhang, Y. Huang, L. Jin, F. Rosei, F. Vetrone and J. P. Claverie, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 8142–8150 (2017) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b00158

In Vivo Ischemia Detection by Luminescent Nanothermometers E. C. Ximendes, U. Rocha, B. del Rosal, A. Vaquero, F. Sanz‐Rodríguez, L. Monge, F. Ren, F. Vetrone, D. Ma, J. García‐Solé, C. Jacinto, D. Jaque and N. Fernández, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 6, 1601195 (2017) DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201601195

Development and Investigation of Ultrastable PbS/CdS/ZnS Quantum Dots for Near‐Infrared Tumor Imaging F. Ren, B. del Rosal, S. Y. An, F. Yang, E. Carrasco, A. Benayas, J. K. Oh, D. Jaque, Á. Juarranz de la Fuente, F. Vetrone and D. Ma, Particle & Particle System Characterization, 34, 1600242 (2017) DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201600242

Covering the optical spectrum through collective rare-earth doping of NaGdF4 nanoparticles: 806 and 980 nm excitation routes A. Skripka, R. Marin, A. Benayas, P. Canton, E. Hemmer and F. Vetrone, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 19, 11825-11834 (2017) DOI: 10.1039/C7CP01167A

Double rare-earth nanothermometer in aqueous media: opening the third optical transparency window to temperature sensing A. Skripka, A. Benayas, R. Marin, P. Canton, E. Hemmer and F. Vetrone, Nanoscale, 9, 3079-3085 (2017) DOI: 10.1039/C6NR08472A

2016

Infrared‐Emitting QDs for Thermal Therapy with Real‐Time Subcutaneous Temperature Feedback B. del Rosal, E. Carrasco, F. Ren, A. Benayas, F. Vetrone, F. Sanz‐Rodríguez, D. Ma, Á. Juarranz and D. Jaque, Advanced Functional Materials, 26, 6060-6068 (2016) DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201601953

Multifunctional Liposome Nanocarriers Combining Upconverting Nanoparticles and Anticancer Drugs Y. Huang, E. Hemmer, F. Rosei and F. Vetrone, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 120, 4992–5001 (2016) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b02013

Enhanced photovoltaic properties in dye sensitized solar cells by surface treatment of SnO2 photoanodes K. Basu, D. Benetti, H. Zhao, L. Jin, F. Vetrone, A. Vomiero and F. Rosei, Scientific Reports, 6, 23312 (2016) DOI: 10.1038/srep23312

Photocleavable Hydrogel-Coated Upconverting Nanoparticles: A Multifunctional Theranostic Platform for NIR Imaging and On-Demand Macromolecular Delivery G. Jalani, R. Naccache, D. H. Rosenzweig, L. Haglund, F. Vetrone and M. Cerruti, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138, 1078–1083 (2016) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12357

Towards understanding the unusual photoluminescence intensity variation of ultrasmall colloidal PbS quantum dots with the formation of a thin CdS shell F. Ren, S. A. Lindley, H. Zhao, L. Tan, B. Atomsa Gonfa, Y.-C. Pu, F. Yang, X. Liu, F. Vidal, J. Z. Zhang, F Vetrone and D. Ma, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, 31828-31835 (2016) DOI: 10.1039/C6CP05786A

Near-infrared triggered generation of reactive oxygen species from upconverting nanoparticles decorated with an organoiridium complex J. G. J. Raj, M. Quintanilla and F. Vetrone, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 4, 3113-3120 (2016) DOI: 10.1039/C5TB02555A

Exploiting the biological windows: current perspectives on fluorescent bioprobes emitting above 1000 nm E. Hemmer, A. Benayas, F. Légaré and F. Vetrone, Nanoscale Horizons, 1, 168-184 (2016) DOI: 10.1039/C5NH00073D

2015

PbS/CdS/ZnS Quantum Dots: A Multifunctional Platform for In Vivo Near‐Infrared Low‐Dose Fluorescence Imaging A. Benayas, F. Ren, E. Carrasco, V. Marzal, B. del Rosal, B. A. Gonfa, Á. Juarranz, F. Sanz‐Rodríguez, D. Jaque, J. García‐Solé, D. Ma and F. Vetrone, Advanced Functional Materials, 25, 6650-6659 (2015) DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201502632

Enhanced Luminescence, Collective Heating, and Nanothermometry in an Ensemble System Composed of Lanthanide‐Doped Upconverting Nanoparticles and Gold Nanorods S. Rohani, M. Quintanilla, S. Tuccio, F. De Angelis, E. Cantelar, A. O. Govorov, L. Razzari and F. Vetrone, Advanced Oprical Materials, 3, 1606-1613 (2015) DOI: 10.1002/adom.201500380

Sensitive Detection of ssDNA Using an LRET-Based Upconverting Nanohybrid Material J. G. J. Raj, M. Quintanilla, K. A. Mahmoud, A. Ng, F. Vetrone and M. Zourob, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7, 18257–18265 (2015) DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02986

Hybrid Nanostructures for High‐Sensitivity Luminescence Nanothermometry in the Second Biological Window E. Navarro Cerón, D. H. Ortgies, B. del Rosal, F. Ren, A. Benayas, F. Vetrone, D. Ma, F. Sanz‐Rodríguez, J. García Solé, D. Jaque and E. Martín Rodríguez, Advanced Materials, 7, 18257–18265 (2015) DOI: 10.1002/adma.201501014

Real-time, non-invasive monitoring of hydrogel degradation using LiYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ NIR-to-NIR upconverting nanoparticles G. Jalani, R. Naccache, D. H. Rosenzweig, S. Lerouge, L. Haglund, F. Vetrone and M. Cerruti, Nanoscale, 7, 11255-11262 (2015) DOI: 10.1039/C5NR02482J

Harvesting Lost Photons: Plasmon and Upconversion Enhanced Broadband Photocatalytic Activity in [email protected] Microspheres Based on Lanthanide‐Doped NaYF4, TiO2, and Au Z. Xu, M. Quintanilla, F. Vetrone, A. O. Govorov, M. Chaker and D. Ma, Advanced Functional Materials, 25, 2950-2960 (2015) DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201500810

Nd:YAG Near‐Infrared Luminescent Nanothermometers A. Benayas, B. del Rosal, A. Pérez‐Delgado, K. Santacruz‐Gómez, D. Jaque, G. A. Hirata and F. Vetrone, Advanced Optical Materials, 3, 687-694 (2015) DOI: 10.1002/adom.201400484

Tough, In‐Situ Thermogelling, Injectable Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications G. Jalani, D. H. Rosenzweig, G. Makhoul, S. Abdalla, R. Cecere, F. Vetrone, L. Haglund and M. Cerruti, Macromolecular Bioscience, 15, 473-480 (2015) DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201400406

1.3 μm emitting SrF2:Nd3+ nanoparticles for high contrast in vivo imaging in the second biological window I. Villa, A. Vedda, I. X. Cantarelli, M. Pedroni, F. Piccinelli, M. Bettinelli, A. Speghini, M. Quintanilla, F. Vetrone, U. Rocha, C. Jacinto, E. Carrasco, F. Sanz Rodríguez, Á. Juarranz, B. del Rosal, D. H. Ortgies, P. Haro Gonzalez, J. García Solé and D. Jaque, Nano Research, 8, 649–665 (2015) DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0549-1

Towards near-infrared photosensitization of tungsten trioxide nanostructured films by upconverting nanoparticles F. Venne, M. Quintanilla, F. Quenneville, D. Işik, B. Baloukas, F. Vetrone and C. Santato, RSC Advances, 5, 81875-81880 (2015) DOI: 10.1039/C5RA18320K

A single multifunctional nanoplatform based on upconversion luminescence and gold nanorods Y. Huang, F. Rosei and F. Vetrone, Nanoscale, 7, 5178-5185 (2015) DOI: 10.1039/C4NR07369J

Intense ultraviolet upconversion in water dispersible SrF2:Tm3+,Yb3+ nanoparticles: the effect of the environment on light emissions M. Quintanilla, I. X. Cantarelli, M. Pedroni, A. Speghini and F. Vetrone, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3, 3108-3113 (2015) DOI: 10.1039/C4TC02791D

Tunable Chemical Release from Polyester Thin Film by Photocatalytic Zinc Oxide and Doped LiYF4 Upconverting Nanoparticles T. Cheng, R Francois Ortiz, K. Vedantham, R. Naccache, F. Vetrone, R. S. Marks and T. W. J. Steele, BioMacromolecules, 16, 364–373 (2015) DOI: 10.1021/bm501567m

Temperature-Induced Energy Transfer in Dye-Conjugated Upconverting Nanoparticles: A New Candidate for Nanothermometry E. Hemmer, M. Quintanilla, F. Légaré and F. Vetrone, Chemistry of Materials, 27, 235–244 (2015) DOI: 10.1021/cm503799f

2014 and earlier

Lanthanide-based nanostructures for optical bioimaging: Small particles with large promise E. Hemmer, F. Vetrone and K. Soga, MRS Bulletin, 39, 960-964 (2014) DOI: 10.1557/mrs.2014.223

Light Management in Upconverting Nanoparticles: Ultrasmall Core/Shell Architectures to Tune the Emission Color M. Quintanilla, F. Ren, D. Ma and F. Vetrone, ACS Photonics, 1, 662–669 (2014) DOI: 10.1021/ph500208q

Microwave-assisted cation exchange toward synthesis of near-infrared emitting PbS/CdS core/shell quantum dots with significantly improved quantum yields through a uniform growth path F. Ren, H. Zhao, F. Vetrone and D. Ma, Nanoscale, 5, 7800-7804 (2013) DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02181E

PEG-capped, lanthanide doped GdF3 nanoparticles: luminescent and T2 contrast agents for optical and MRI multimodal imaging T. Passuello, M. Pedroni, F. Piccinelli, S. Polizzi, P. Marzola, S. Tambalo, G. Conti, D. Benati, F. Vetrone, M. Bettinellia and A. Speghini, Nanoscale, 4, 7682-7689 (2012) DOI: 10.1039/C2NR31796F

Luminescence nanothermometry D. Jaque and F. Vetrone, Nanoscale, 4, 4301-4326 (2012) DOI: 10.1039/C2NR30764B

NIR-to-visible and NIR-to-NIR upconversion in lanthanide doped nanocrystalline GdOF with trigonal structure T. Passuello, F. Piccinelli, M.Pedroni, S. Polizzi, F. Mangiarini, F. Vetrone, M. Bettinelli and A. Speghini, Optical Materials, 33, 1500-1505 (2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2011.02.029

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