Title

Multicolored redox active upconverter cerium oxide nanoparticle for bio-imaging and therapeutics

Authors

Authors

S. Babu; J. H. Cho; J. M. Dowding; E. Heckert; C. Komanski; S. Das; J. Colon; C. H. Baker; M. Bass; W. T. Self;S. Seal

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Chem. Commun.

Keywords

HYDROXIDE NANORODS; CONVERSION; NANOCRYSTALS; MECHANISM; PHOSPHORS; TOXICITY; DISPLAYS; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Cytocompatible, co-doped cerium oxide nanoparticles exhibited strong upconversion properties that were found to kill lung cancer cells by inducing apoptosis thereby demonstrating the potential to be used as clinical contrast agents for imaging and as therapeutic agents for treatment of cancer.

Journal Title

Chemical Communications

Volume

46

Issue/Number

37

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

6915

Last Page

6917

WOS Identifier

WOS:000282476600008

ISSN

1359-7345

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