NIR excitation of upconversion nanohybrids containing a surface grafted Bodipy induces oxygen-mediated cancer cell death

• DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00340c
• Publication Date: 2014-05-12T15:02:46Z
• Authors: María González-Béjar; Marta Liras; Laura Francés-Sor...; Valerio Voliani; Vicente Herranz-P...; Maria Duran-Moreno; Jose M. Garcia-Ve...; Emilio I. Alarcon; Juan C. Scaiano; Julia Pérez-Prieto
• Keywords: BODIPY; Photon Upconversion

A nanohybrid comprising a diiodo-substituted Bodipy anchored to the surface of NaYF₄:Er³⁺, Yb³⁺ nanoparticles showed its effectiveness in inducing cancer cell death under NIR irradiation.