In this report, monodisperse upconversion NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanoparticles with superior optical properties were synthesized by the oleic acid-stabilized high-temperature co-precipitation of lanthanide chlorides in octadec-1-ene as a high-boiling organic solvent. To render the particles with biocompatibility and colloidal stability in bioanalytically relevant phosphate buffered saline (PBS), they were modified by using in-house synthesized poly(ethylene glycol)-neridronate (PEG-Ner), a bisphosponate. The NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@PEG nanoparticles showed excellent long-term stability in PBS and/or albumin without any aggregation or morphology transformation. The in vitro cytotoxicity of the nanoparticles was evaluated using primary fibroblasts (HF) and a cell line derived from human cervical carcinoma (HeLa). The particles were subsequently modified by using Bolton-Hunter-hydroxybisphosphonate to enable radiolabeling with 125I for single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) bimodal imaging to monitor the biodistribution of the nanoparticles in non-tumor mice. The bimodal upconversion 125I-radiolabeled NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@PEG nanoparticles are prospective for near-infrared (NIR) photothermal/photodynamic and SPECT/CT cancer theranostics.

Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University Salmovská 3 120 00 Prague 2 Czech Republic

Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Heyrovského nám 2 162 06 Prague 6 Czech Republic

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