Internalization of Pegylated Er:Y2O3 Nanoparticles inside HCT-116 Cancer Cells: Implications for Imaging and Drug Delivery
Regina Maria Chiechio,
Angela Caponnetto,
Rosalia Battaglia
et al.
Abstract:Lanthanide-doped
nanoparticles, featuring sharp emission peaks
with narrow bandwidth, exhibit high downconversion luminescence intensity,
making them highly valuable in the fields of bioimaging and drug delivery.
High-crystallinity Y2O3 nanoparticles (NPs)
doped with Er3+ ions were functionalized by using a pegylation
procedure to confer water solubility and biocompatibility. The NPs
were thoroughly characterized using transmission electron microscopy
(TEM), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS… Show more
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