TY - BOOK ID - 4868149 TI - Photon Upconversion Nanomaterials PY - 2015 SN - 9783662455975 366245596X 9783662455968 3662455978 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Materials Science. KW - Nanotechnology. KW - Inorganic Chemistry. KW - Biomedical Engineering. KW - Analytical Chemistry. KW - Analytical biochemistry. KW - Chemistry, inorganic. KW - Biomedical engineering. KW - Biochimie analytique KW - Génie biomédical KW - Nanotechnologie KW - Materials. KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Chemical & Materials Engineering KW - Technology - General KW - Materials Science KW - Nanostructured materials. KW - Nanomaterials KW - Nanometer materials KW - Nanophase materials KW - Nanostructure controlled materials KW - Nanostructure materials KW - Ultra-fine microstructure materials KW - Materials science. KW - Analytical chemistry. KW - Inorganic chemistry. KW - Microstructure KW - Nanotechnology KW - Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. KW - Molecular technology KW - Nanoscale technology KW - High technology KW - Analytic biochemistry KW - Biochemistry KW - Chemistry, Analytic KW - Clinical engineering KW - Medical engineering KW - Bioengineering KW - Biophysics KW - Engineering KW - Medicine KW - Inorganic chemistry KW - Chemistry KW - Inorganic compounds KW - Analysis, Chemical KW - Analytical chemistry KW - Chemical analysis KW - Metallurgical analysis KW - Mineralogy, Determinative KW - Analytic chemistry UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4868149 AB - This book introduces the latest advances made in both fundamental studies and potential applications of upconversion nanomaterials, particularly in the field of high-resolution in vitro bioanalysis and in vivo imaging. This book starts with the synthesis and characterization, and focuses on applications ranging from materials science to biology. Above all, it describes cutting-edge advances in upconversion nanophosphor (UCNP)-based applications in multiplexed encoding, guest delivery and release systems, photodynamic therapy (PDT), solar cells, photocatalysis and so on. The major barriers that currently prevent UCNPs from being used in mainstream applications are also presented in detail. ER -