Phototoxicity and luminescence of the upconversion nanoparticles embedded in the cells

I. Yu. Yanina; E. A. Sagaidachnaya; I. V. Vidyasheva; N. A. Navolokin; V. I. Kochubey; V. V. Tuchin

doi:10.1117/12.2506974

1 March 2019 Phototoxicity and luminescence of the upconversion nanoparticles embedded in the cells

I. Yu. Yanina, E. A. Sagaidachnaya, I. V. Vidyasheva, N. A. Navolokin, V. I. Kochubey, V. V. Tuchin

Proceedings Volume 10877, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics XVI; 108770Y (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506974
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2019, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The present work demonstrates the visualization of the intracellular distribution of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) by microscopy with excitation in the NIR spectral range and detection of upconversion luminescence in the VIS range. The cell viability is scored for cytotoxic effects of UCNPs at dark and light exposed conditions. Non-functionalized UCNPs incubated with the cells are found to be endocytosed by cells. The obtained results confirm a high sensitivity of the luminescent UCNPs to the concentration variations within cells. UCNPs are promising alternatives to traditional fluorescent labels for cell imaging and possess prominent potentials in biological and clinical applications.

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I. Yu. Yanina, E. A. Sagaidachnaya, I. V. Vidyasheva, N. A. Navolokin, V. I. Kochubey, and V. V. Tuchin "Phototoxicity and luminescence of the upconversion nanoparticles embedded in the cells ", Proc. SPIE 10877, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics XVI, 108770Y (1 March 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2506974

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