Anomalous upconversion amplification induced by surface reconstruction in lanthanide sublattices

Upconversion nanocrystals have been extensively investigated…

Glycerol-in-SEBS gel as a material to manufacture stable wall-less vascular phantom for ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging

Styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS) copolymer-in-mineral…

Gold nanoparticles conjugated with DNA aptamer for photoacoustic detection of human matrix metalloproteinase-9

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays major roles in extracellular…

Direct Water-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Lipidomic Analysis and Classification of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Sarcoma Tissues without Dewaxing 

Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue has been the gold…

Determination of lead in aqueous solutions using resonant surface-enhanced LIBS

The toxicity of lead (Pb) in water is known to affect cellular…

Deep-ultraviolet laser ablation sampling for proteomic analysis of tissue

Deep-ultraviolet laser ablation with a pulsed 193 nm ArF excimer…

Direct measurement of neuronal ensemble activity using photoacoustic imaging in the stimulated Fos-LacZ transgenic rat brain: A proof-of-principle study

Measuring neuroactivity underlying complex behaviors facilitates…

Design of scanning robot for atherosclerosis detection via photoacoustic imaging

In recent years, cardiovascular disease, as the most fatal disease,…

Facile Multistep Synthesis of ZnO-Coated β-NaYF4:Yb/Tm Upconversion Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Persistent Staphylococcus aureus Small Colony Variants

Antibacterial treatment strategies using functional nanomaterials,…

Nanocomposite of Au and black phosphorus quantum dots as versatile probes for amphibious SERS spectroscopy, 3D photoacoustic imaging and cancer therapy

To expand the bioimaging applications of Au and black phosphorus,…