Principles and Applications of Up-converting Phosphor Technology

Dr. Ruifu Yang is a Professor at the Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology and the Chief Scientist for the National Basic Research Program (973 Program). He is also the vice president of the Chinese Society for Microbiology. His research focuses on investigating bacterial pathogenesis using genomics- and proteomics-based techniques. He has published more than 200 articles on leading international journals, such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Genetics, PNAS, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and ISME Journal etc.

• Upconversion luminescent materials: properties and luminescence mechanisms.- Synthesis and preparation of upconverting phosphor particles.- Modification and Functionalization of Up-Converting Phosphor Particles.- Upconvertion nanoparticles-based point-of-care testing technology.- Up-converting phosphor technology-based biosensing technology.- Industrialization of up-converting phosphor diagnostic products.- The application of UPT-POCT in emergency medicine.- The application of UPT-POCT in internal medicine.- The application of UPT-POCT in combat-related traumatic infection.- Application of UPT-POCT for medical relief in disasters.- Application of UPT-POCT for detection of foodborne pathogens.- Applications of UCNPs in the detection of food safety related mycotoxins.- The application of UPT-POCT in public health emergencies.- Applications of UPT-POCT in Import and Export Quarantine.- Application of UPT-POCT in detection of drugs.- Applications of UPT-POCT in anti-bioterrorism and biosecurity.- Applications of UCNPs in bio-imaging and treatment