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. 2025 Jul 25;15(16):8259–8319. doi: 10.7150/thno.116153

Table 2.

Cell viability after incubation with UCNPs.

UCNPs Surface modification Size (nm) Zeta potential (mV) Exposure time (h) Concentration (μg·mL-1) Viability Cell line Ref.
Ba2GdF7:Yb,Er PEG 24±5 25.73 24 5000 >85% HepG2 163
BaYbF5:Tm PAA 14.7±3.5 -19.8 24 0.1-1000 >90% HepG2 370
48 0.1-1000 >90%
NaYF4:Gd,Yb,Er Citrate; 18F 28.2 18.1 4 100-500 >89% KB 371
24 100-500 81%
Lu2O3:Gd,Yb,Er PEG 85-130 -0.65 48 1000 >90% MCF-7 372
NaLaMgWO6:Yb,Er - 105 - 48 50-200 100% WI⁃38 373
NaGdF4:Tm,Er,Yb Azelaic acid (carboxylic acid) 25-60 - 4 62.5-500 >90% KB 374
12 62.5-500 >90%
NaGdF4:Yb,Er PEI; Phycocyanin 260.6±7.3 8.1±1.2 24 12.5-200 >80% RAW264.7 375
24 12.5-200 >80% HeLa
NaYF4:Yb,Er PEI; FA; 7 -55 24 750-12000 90% HeLa 376
LaF3:Yb,Ho PEG 15 - 4 125-500 80% KB 377
12 125-250 >80%
24 125-250 >80%
NaYF4:Tm,Yb
@NaYF4:Nd,Yb
SiO2; MMP2-sensitive peptide; CuInS2/ZnS quantum dot 30 - 72 1-250 100% Cal27 378
1-250 >90% FADU
1-250 >90% OEC-M1
NaLuF4:Yb,Er Polypyrrole; PEG; DNA; DOX 70 4.6 48 200-1000 >80% HEK293T 379
200-1000 >80% HeLa
NaYF4:Yb,Tm PEG; Metal-organic framework 500 - 24 25-1000 >90% MCF-7 380
K0.3Bi0.7F2.4:Yb,Er SiO2; Polyvinylpyrrolidone; Methylene blue 50 - 24 75-100 90% C6 381
Y2O3:Er,Yb FA; SiO2 70±10 -11.8±4.30 24 0.001-1 >80% HeLa 219
>80% MDA-MB-231
>80% MCF-7
NaYF4:Yb,Tm@NaYF₄ 4T1 cell membrane; Semiconductor material 110 - 24 25-150 >90% L929 382
NaYF4:Yb,Er@NaYF4:Nd@NaYF4 Hydrogen-bonded organic framework materials; PAA 48.2 -12.97 24 37.5-600 >90% 4T1 383
NaYF4:Yb,Tm@NaYF4@NaYF4:Yb,Nd SiO2; Covalent organic framework 421.0±40.3 10.8±2.5 24 10-200 100% BJ 384
48 10-200 100% BJ
72 10-200 110% BJ

PEG: polyethylene glycol; PAA: polyacrylic acid; PEI: polyethylene imine; FA: folic acid; MMP: matrix metalloproteinase; DOX: doxorubicin.