文摘
Amine-functionalized lanthanide-doped KGdF4 nanocrystals, synthesized via a facile one-step solvothermal route by employing polyethylenimine as the surfactant and capping ligand, have been demonstrated to be sensitive time-resolved FRET bioprobes to detect a trace amount of biomolecules such as avidin at a concentration of 5.5 nM and to be potential T1-MRI contrast agents due to a large longitudinal relaxivity of Gd3+ (5.86 S鈥?路mM鈥? per Gd ion and 3.99 脳 105 S鈥?路mM鈥? per nanocrystal).