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Lanthanide Research Group

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

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Silica-coated LiYF4:Yb3+, Tm3+ upconverting nanoparticles are non-toxic and activate minor stress responses in mammalian cells

K. Beitar, S. Chu, G. A. Mandl, E. Zhang, N. Chabaytah, R. Sabelli, J. A. Capobianco, U. Stochaj

RSC Advances (2024)

Janus Micromotors for Photophoretic Motion and Photon Upconversion Applications Using a Single Near-Infrared Wavelength

P. Mena-Giraldo, M. Kaur, S. L. Maurizio, G. A. Mandl, J. A. Capobianco

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024)

The Effect of a Lipid Surface Coating on the Permeation of Upconverting Nanoparticles through a 3D Human Lung Epithelial Model

D. Kim, G. A. Mandl, M. Balkota, J. Vernaz, S. Huang, S. Constant, P. Maechler, C. DeWolf, J. A. Capobianco, L. Bonacina

Advanced Functional Materials (2024)

Covert Information Storage and Encryption Using Temporal Emissions from Lanthanide-Doped LiYF4 Nanoparticles

S. L. Maurizio, A. Clermont-Paquette, R. Naccache, J. A. Capobianco

ACS Applied Nano Materials (2023)

Achieving photostability in dye-sensitized upconverting nanoparticles and their use in Fenton type photocatalysis

M. Kaur, S. L. Maurizio, G. A. Mandl, J. A. Capobianco

Nanoscale (2023)

The role of lanthanide luminescence in advancing technology

G. Tessitore, G. A. Mandl, S. L. Maurizio, M. Kaur, J. A. Capobianco

RSC Advances (2023)

Combining Pr3+-Doped Nanoradiosensitizers and Endogenous Protoporphyrin IX for X-ray-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy of Glioblastoma Cells

G. A. Mandl, F. Vettier, G. Tessitore, S. L. Maurizio, K. Bietar, U. Stochaj, J. A. Capobianco

ACS Applied Bio Materials (2023)

Cooperative Sensitization Upconversion in Solution Dispersions of Co-Crystal Assemblies of Mononuclear Yb3+ and Eu3+ Complexes

G. Sun, Y. Xie, Y. Wang, G. A. Mandl, S. L. Maurizio, H. Zhang, X. Ottenwaelder, J. A. Capobianco, L. Sun

Angewandte Chemie (2023)

Biomolecules incorporated in halide perovskite nanocrystals: synthesis, optical properties, and applications

M. Aminzare, J. Jiang, G. A. Mandl, S. Mahshid, J. A. Capobianco, N.-M. Dorval Courchesne

Nanoscale (2023)

Upconversion Luminescence through Cooperative and Energy-Transfer Mechanisms in Yb3+-Metal-Organic Frameworks

Y. Xie, G. Sun, G. A. Mandl, S. L. Maurizio, J. Chen, J. A. Capobianco, L. Sun

Angewandte Chemie (2023)

Investigating the Fundamental Material Properties That Influence the Radioluminescence of Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles

S. L. Maurizio, G. A. Mandl, M. D. Long, J. A. Capobianco

Chemistry of Materials (2022)

Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Azobenzene-Based Polymeric Nanocarriers for Phototriggered Drug Release and Biomedical Applications

M. Londoño-Berrío, S. Pérez-Buitrago, I. C. Ortiz-Trujillo, L. M. Hoyos-Palacio, L. Y. Orozco, L. López, D. G. Zárate-Triviño, J. A. Capobianco, P. Mena-Giraldo

Polymers (2022)

Growing Gold Nanostars on SiO2 Nanoparticles: Easily Accessible, NIR Active Core–Shell Nanostructures from PVP/DMF Reduction

L. C. Straub, J. A. Capobianco, M. S. Wickleder

Chemistry (2022)

Modulating Photo- and Radioluminescence in Tb(III) Cluster-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks

Z. Ajoyan, G. A. Mandl, P. R. Donnarumma, V. Quezada-Novoa, H. A. Bicalho, H. M. Titi, J. A. Capobianco, A. J. Howarth

ACS Materials Letters (2022)

Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped Gd2Te4O11 nanosheets with intrinsic polarity: One-step hydrothermal synthesis and upconverted optical temperature measuring ability

Z. Zhang, Z. Qin, L. Zeng, J. Liu, G. Li, C. Li, J. Yang, J. A. Capobianco, J. Tang

Ceramics International (2022)

On the photostability and luminescence of dye-sensitized upconverting nanoparticles using modified IR820 dyes

M. Kaur, G. A. Mandl, S. L. Maurizio, G. Tessitore, J. A. Capobianco

Nanoscale Advances (2022)

Lifetime of the 3H4 Electronic State in Tm3+-Doped Upconverting Nanoparticles for NIR Nanothermometry

M. E. Raab, S. L. Maurizio, J. A. Capobianco, P. N. Prasad

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2021)

Energy migration control of multi-modal emissions in an Er3+ doped nanostructure toward information encryption and deep learning decoding

Y. Song, M. Lu, G. A. Mandl, Y. Xie, G. Sun, J. Chen, X. Liu, J. A. Capobianco, L. Sun

Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2021)

BaYF5:Yb3+,Tm3+ Upconverting Nanoparticles with Improved Population of the Visible and Near-Infrared Emitting States: Implications for Bioimaging

S. L. Maurizio, G. Tessitore, K. W. Krämer, J. A. Capobianco

ACS Applied Nano Materials (2021)

Synthesis and fundamental studies of a photoresponsive oligonucleotide-upconverting nanoparticle covalent conjugate

C. Liczner, G. A. Mandl, S. L. Maurizio, K. Duke, J. A. Capobianco, C. J. Wilds

Materials Chemistry Frontiers (2021)

Reconstructing the Surface Structure of NaREF4 Upconversion Nanocrystals with a Novel K+ Treatment

D. Liu, X. Xu, Y. Du, J. Liao, S. Wen, X. Dong, Y, Jin, L. Liu, D. Jin, J. A. Capobianco, D. Shen

Chemistry of Materials (2021)

Low-Temperature-Induced Controllable Transversal Shell Growth of NaLnF4 Nanocrystals

D. Liu, Y. Jin, X. Dong, L. Liu, D. Jin, J. A. Capobianco, D. Shen

Nanomaterials (2021)

Investigating the reactive oxygen species production of Rose Bengal and Merocyanine 540-loaded radioluminescent nanoparticles

A. Nsubuga, G. A. Mandl, J. A. Capobianco

Nanoscale Advances (2021)

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