Author(s): Bicalho HA; Copeman C; Barbosa HP; Donnarumma PR; Davis Z; Quezada-Novoa V; Velazquez-Garcia JJ; Liu N; Hemmer E; Howarth AJ;

In this work, nine new rare-earth metal-organic frameworks (RE-MOFs, where RE = Lu(III), Yb(III), Tm(III), Er(III), Ho(III), Dy(III), Tb(III), Gd(III), and Eu(III)) isostructural to Zr-MOF-808 are synthesized, characterized, and studied regarding their photophysical properties. Materials with hig ...

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Author(s): Mandl GA; Vettier F; Tessitore G; Maurizio SL; Bietar K; Stochaj U; Capobianco JA;

Glioblastoma multiforme is an aggressive type of brain cancer with high recurrence rates due to the presence of radioresistant cells remaining after tumor resection. Here, we report the development of an X-ray-mediated photodynamic therapy (X-PDT) system using NaLuF4:25% Pr3+ radioluminescent nanoparticles in conjunction with protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), an ...

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Author(s): Xie Y; Sun G; Mandl GA; Maurizio SL; Chen J; Capobianco JA; Sun L;

Lanthanide-doped metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) have versatile luminescence properties, however it is challenging to achieve lanthanide-based upconversion luminescence in these materials. Here, 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (BTC) and trivalent Yb3+ ions were used to generate crystalline Yb-BTC MOF 1D-microrods with upconversion luminescence under ne ...

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Author(s): Samhadaneh DM; Mandl GA; Han Z; Mahjoob M; Weber SC; Tuznik M; Rudko DA; Capobianco JA; Stochaj U;

Because of their unique physicochemical properties, lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles (Ln-UCNPs) have exceptional potential for biological applications. However, the use in biological systems is hampered by the limited understanding of their bionano interactions. Our multidisciplinary s ...

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