Thermal resolution(also referred to as temperature uncertainty)establishes the minimum discernible temperature change sensed by luminescent thermometers and is a key figure of merit to rank them.Much has been done to ...Thermal resolution(also referred to as temperature uncertainty)establishes the minimum discernible temperature change sensed by luminescent thermometers and is a key figure of merit to rank them.Much has been done to minimize its value via probe optimization and correction of readout artifacts,but little effort was put into a better exploitation of calibration datasets.In this context,this work aims at providing a new perspective on the definition of luminescence-based thermometric parameters using dimensionality reduction techniques that emerged in the last years.The application of linear(Principal Component Analysis)and non-linear(t-distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding)transformations to the calibration datasets obtained from rare-earth nanoparticles and semiconductor nanocrystals resulted in an improvement in thermal resolution compared to the more classical intensity-based and ratiometric approaches.This,in turn,enabled precise monitoring of temperature changes smaller than 0.1℃.The methods here presented allow choosing superior thermometric parameters compared to the more classical ones,pushing the performance of luminescent thermometers close to the experimentally achievable limits.展开更多
The efficacy of photodynamic treatments of tumors can be significantly improved by using a new generation of nanoparticles that take advantage of the unique properties of the tumor microenvironment.
基金supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia under project PID2019-106211RB-100andMinisteriodeEconomiayCompetitividadunder projectMAT2017-83111R,by the Comunidad AutonomadeMadrid(B2017)BMD-3867 RENIM-CM),and co-financed by the European Structural and Investment fund.Additional funding was provided by the European Union's Horizon 2020FET Open program(Grant Agreement No.801305,NanoTBTech),andalsobyCOSTactionCA17140.E.X.isgrateful fora Juandela Cierva Incorporacion.scholarship(JC2020-045229-1).
文摘Thermal resolution(also referred to as temperature uncertainty)establishes the minimum discernible temperature change sensed by luminescent thermometers and is a key figure of merit to rank them.Much has been done to minimize its value via probe optimization and correction of readout artifacts,but little effort was put into a better exploitation of calibration datasets.In this context,this work aims at providing a new perspective on the definition of luminescence-based thermometric parameters using dimensionality reduction techniques that emerged in the last years.The application of linear(Principal Component Analysis)and non-linear(t-distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding)transformations to the calibration datasets obtained from rare-earth nanoparticles and semiconductor nanocrystals resulted in an improvement in thermal resolution compared to the more classical intensity-based and ratiometric approaches.This,in turn,enabled precise monitoring of temperature changes smaller than 0.1℃.The methods here presented allow choosing superior thermometric parameters compared to the more classical ones,pushing the performance of luminescent thermometers close to the experimentally achievable limits.
基金the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion de Espana under project PID2019-106211RB-100E.X.is grateful for a Juan de la Cierva Formaci6n scholarship(FJC2018-036734-I).
文摘The efficacy of photodynamic treatments of tumors can be significantly improved by using a new generation of nanoparticles that take advantage of the unique properties of the tumor microenvironment.
