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Persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) have great potential for bioimaging because they can eliminate the tissue autofluorescence and improve the signal-to-noise ratio significantly. High-temperature calcination is a necessary process for the PLNPs to achieve high luminescence intensity and long afterglow time. However, high-temperature calcination usually results in uncontrollable morphology and poor homogeneity of PLNPs, which greatly limit their applications. Therefore, there is still a high demand to find a suitable method for synthesizing PLNPs with high luminescence intensity and long afterglow time while maintaining their monodispersed morphology. Herein, we report a facile silica template method to synthesize PLNPs with a kiwifruit-like structure that can tolerate high-temperature calcination. The as-prepared kiwifruit-like SiO2@ZnGa2O4:Cr3+@SiO2 PLNPs have enhanced near-infrared persistent luminescence, uniform morphology and size, and good biocompatibility. Moreover, the SiO2@ZnGa2O4:Cr3+@SiO2 PLNPs can be repeatedly activated by soft X-rays in situ and emit near-infrared persistent luminescence with long decay time, holding great potential for deep-tissue and long-term in vivo bioimaging. We believe that this study will open new perspectives for synthesizing high-performance PLNPs for optical imaging and diversified applications.
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ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
ISSN: 1944-8244
Year: 2017
Issue: 47
Volume: 9
Page: 41181-41187
8 . 0 9 7
JCR@2017
8 . 5 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:306
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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WoS CC Cited Count: 59
SCOPUS Cited Count: 61
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 1