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  • Nanotechnology
  • Molecular Imaging
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Traditional organic dyes and quantum dots have limitations for in vivo imaging.
  • Lanthanide ion doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) offer unique optical properties.
  • Biocompatible UCNPs are emerging as advanced imaging probes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advances in functionalized upconversion nanoparticles (f-UCNP) for biological imaging and therapy.
  • To discuss the potential of f-UCNP in clinical translation and personalized medicine.
  • To highlight future research directions and obstacles in the field.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent scientific literature on f-UCNP.
  • Analysis of UCNP properties for multimodal imaging.
  • Discussion of in vivo applications and translational research.

Main Results:

  • f-UCNP exhibit unique features suitable for targeted multimodal imaging in vivo.
  • These nanoparticles show promise as clinically translatable imaging probes.
  • UCNPs offer advantages over traditional imaging agents.

Conclusions:

  • Functionalized upconversion nanoparticles are vital for future cancer diagnosis and personalized medicine.
  • f-UCNP represent a promising platform for advanced biological imaging and therapy.
  • Further research is needed to overcome obstacles for clinical translation.