Rare earth nanoparticles binding toluidine blue o for photodynamic treatment.

• Main Author: Hua, Yudan.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50521
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Rare earth nanoparticles exhibit various physical and chemical properties which are very worthy to explore. In this experiment, NaYF4: Yb, Er (20%,3%), the most efficient upconversion nanoparticles, used to bind with photosensitizer: toluidine blue O after surface modification. The FTIR, UV-visible...