Potential biomedical use of diode-laser-induced luminescence from upconverting nanoparticles

• The intention with this chapter is to briefly review the capabilities made possible in the field of biomedical diagnostics and treatment by employing upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs), as well as the importance of appropriate light sources for such applications. The field of UCNPs in biomedicine has grown rapidly the last decade, since they first were made sufficiently small and bright to be of real interest for biomedical applications. This research has been reviewed previously, while this chapter will focus on recent advances in the use of UCNPs for preclinical applications and diagnostic assays using laser diode excitation.

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics (hsv//eng)

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Biological and medical applications of lasers

Biomedical diagnostics

Biomedical optical imaging

Biomedical treatment

Biomedical use

Diagnostic assays

Diode-laser-induced luminescence

Laser applications in medicine

Laser diode excitation

Lasing action in semiconductors

Light sources

Nanomedicine

Nanotechnology applications in biomedicine

Optical and laser radiation (biomedical imaging/measurement)

Optical and laser radiation (medical uses)

Patient diagnostic methods and instrumentation

Photodynamic therapy

Photoluminescence

Radiation therapy

Semiconductor lasers

Upconverting nanoparticles

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