Upconversion Nanoparticles as Imaging Agents for Dental Caries
Julia C. Bulmahn,
Andrey N. Kuzmin,
Carol Parker
et al.
Abstract:Dental caries (cavities) is the most prevalent disease
worldwide;
however, current detection methods suffer from issues associated with
sensitivity, subjective interpretations, and false positive identification
of carious lesions. Therefore, there is a great need for the development
of more sensitive, noninvasive imaging methods. The 30 nm core@shell
NaYF4; Yb20%, Er2%@NaYF4 upconversion nanoparticles
(UCNPs), exhibiting strong upconversion emission from erbium upon
excitation at 975 nm, were used in the imagi… Show more
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