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Near-infrared-emitting upconverting BiVO4 nanoprobes for in vivo fluorescent imaging
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NSTL
Elsevier
Near-infrared (NIR) emitting BiVO4:Yb3+,Tm3+ nanoparticles are synthesized by a new solvothermal strategy using solvents of oleic acid and methanol. The obtained BiVO4:Yb3+,Tm3+ samples show an average particle size of approximate to 164 nm and exhibit an asymmetry monoclinic crystal structure of BiVO4. At NIR excitation of 980 nm, the BiVO4:Yb3+,Tm3+ sample exhibits a nearly single NIR emission at approximate to 796 nm with extremely weak blue emissions from Tm3+ ions. These high-energy visible emissions are absorbed by the semiconducting host of BiVO4 that possesses a bandgap of approximate to 2.2 eV. Therefore, the NIR excitation to a single intense NIR emission fluorescent BiVO4 materials could be a potential ideal probe for deep-tissue high-resolution bioimaging. To validate the ability of BiVO4 materials for bio-applications, we conduct the cytotoxicity experiments. The results show that the cytotoxicity of HeLa cells is negligible at a concentration of 0.2 mg/ml of BiVO4:Yb3+,Tm3+, and the cell viability approaches 90% at a high dosage of 0.5 mg/ml. The Daphnia magna and Zebrafish treated with nanoparticles (0.5 mg/ml) display bright NIR emission without any background, indicating the excellent in vivo fluorescent imaging capacity of BiVO4:Yb3+,Tm3+ nanoparticles. Our findings offer an environment-friendly strategy to synthesize BiVO4 UCL nanophosphors and provide a promising new class of fluorescent probes for biological applications. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
NSTL
Elsevier
