Coupling of Luminescent Terbium Complexes to Fe3O4 Nanoparticles for Imaging Applications

摘要

Coupling optically active components to magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) is an attractive way to develop multifunctional probes for highly sensitive biological imaging and recogni-tion. While iron oxide NPs have been explored as robust magnetic contrast and therapeutic agents, semiconducting quantum dots, fluorescent organic dyes, and metal complexes are now commonly sought after for sensitive optical imaging applications.