Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2025
- Editors: Kalim Deshmukh, Kevin D. Belfield, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 6 6 1 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 6 6 2 - 1
Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the chemistry, properties, characterization, and emerging applications of lantha… Read more
Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the chemistry, properties, characterization, and emerging applications of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), focusing on upconversion mechanisms, fluorescent properties, and biomedical applications. The emerging applications of UCNPs include cancer diagnostics and therapy, biosensing and bioassays, bioimaging, drug and gene delivery, cellular optogenetics, and the detection of small biomolecules and ions. The biocompatibility, biodegradability, bio-distribution, toxicity and regulatory considerations of upconversion are fully considered.
This book offers a unique reference resource for researchers, bringing together a global authorship to cover the fundamentals, state-of-the-art, current challenges, and future perspectives of upconversion nanoparticles.
This book offers a unique reference resource for researchers, bringing together a global authorship to cover the fundamentals, state-of-the-art, current challenges, and future perspectives of upconversion nanoparticles.
- Covers the fundamental science and properties of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)
- Explores emerging biomedical applications in areas, including drug delivery, cancer diagnosis and therapy, biosensing and bioimaging
- Provides a detailed survey of recent research that is invaluable to researchers across multiple academic disciplines and scientists developing new applications in academic and commercial R&D contexts
Researchers and academics in the fields of materials science, chemical engineering, nanotechnology, and biomedical sciences
1. Upconversion Nanoparticles: Current Trends and Future Perspectives
2. Synthesis Methods of Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design Architecture and Upconversion Mechanism
3. Surface Engineering, Bioconjugation, Colloidal Stability and Fluorescent Characteristics of Upconversion Nanoparticles
4. Physicochemical Characterizations of Upconversion Nanoparticles
5. Photon Avalanching Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
6. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy
7. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Mechanical Force Sensing and Thermometry
8. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biosensing and Bioassays
9. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Bioimaging
10. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biological Super-Resolution Imaging
11. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Drug and Gene Delivery
12. Upconversion Nanoparticles in Cellular Optogenetics
13. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Detection of Small Biomolecules and Ions
14. Nanocomposites, Nanohybrids and Heterostructures of Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
15. Biocompatibility, Biodegradability, Bio-distribution, Toxicity and Regulatory Challenges of Upconversion Nanoparticles in Biomedical Field
16. Future Perspectives of Upconversion Nanoparticles in Biomedical and Clinical Settings for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications
2. Synthesis Methods of Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design Architecture and Upconversion Mechanism
3. Surface Engineering, Bioconjugation, Colloidal Stability and Fluorescent Characteristics of Upconversion Nanoparticles
4. Physicochemical Characterizations of Upconversion Nanoparticles
5. Photon Avalanching Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
6. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy
7. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Mechanical Force Sensing and Thermometry
8. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biosensing and Bioassays
9. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Bioimaging
10. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biological Super-Resolution Imaging
11. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Drug and Gene Delivery
12. Upconversion Nanoparticles in Cellular Optogenetics
13. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Detection of Small Biomolecules and Ions
14. Nanocomposites, Nanohybrids and Heterostructures of Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
15. Biocompatibility, Biodegradability, Bio-distribution, Toxicity and Regulatory Challenges of Upconversion Nanoparticles in Biomedical Field
16. Future Perspectives of Upconversion Nanoparticles in Biomedical and Clinical Settings for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2025
- Language: English
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Kalim Deshmukh
Dr Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies-Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience working with a wide variety of nanomaterials and polymeric materials, especially polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids for various applications. His research interest is mainly focused on the synthesis, characterization, and property investigations of novel polymer nanocomposites reinforced with different nanofillers, including various nanomaterials including carbon-based materials such as carbon black, carbon nanotubes, graphene and its derivatives and MXenes for energy storage, energy harvesting, gas sensing, EMI shielding and high-k dielectric applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, New Technologies - Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Czech RepublicKB
Kevin D. Belfield
Kevin D. Belfield is the Dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts, and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA. He received his B.S. in Chemistry in 1982 from Rochester Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Syracuse University in 1988. After conducting research in polymer stabilization and degradation at Ciba-Geigy, he conducted research in the synthesis and characterization of functionalized polymers at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. A pioneer in two-photon absorbing materials and two-photon photochemistry, Belfield has systematically developed principles for the design of probes for in vivo multiphoton fluorescence imaging, photosensitizers for photodynamic cancer therapy, and reagents for two-photon induced photochemical activation. Belfield is also the Becton Dickinson Endowed Research Professor at NJIT, was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2013, Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2019, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022.
Affiliations and expertise
College of Science and Liberal Arts, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, USACM
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States. His research focuses on nanotechnology and advanced materials applications, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and related industries. Dr. Hussain has authored numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a prolific book author and editor, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his fields of expertise.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor and Director of Chemistry & EVSC Labs, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USA