Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Semiconductor Lasers and Diode-based Light Sources for Biophotonics |
| Publisher | Institution of Engineering and Technology |
| Pages | 291-330 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781785612725 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- 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
- Radiation therapy
- Semiconductor lasers
- Semiconductor lasers
- Upconverting nanoparticles