Abstract
By using a commercially available surfactant (TWEEN), we report a simple and efficient method to convert hydrophobic NaYF 4:Yb,Er/NaYF 4 core/shell upconversion nanoparticles to hydrophilic ones for bioimaging and drug delivery.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7037-7041 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 28 2012 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)