Silica nanoparticles with Tb(III)-centered luminescence decorated by Ag0 as efficient cellular contrast agent with

Svetlana V Fedorenko1, Svetlana L Grechkina1, Alsu R Mukhametshina1

  • 1A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov Street 8, 420088 Kazan, Russian Federation.

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