Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience in nanomaterials and polymeric materials, with particular expertise in polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids. His work emphasizes nanoscale dispersion, interfacial chemistry, and structure–property relationships that influence material performance in applications such as energy storage, gas sensing, biosensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and high-k dielectrics. He has authored more than 200 publications, including original research articles and review papers, in leading international journals and with major publishers, such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Wiley-VCH, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to his research contributions, he has edited or co-edited several books published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-VCH, and Wiley Scrivener. Kevin D. Belfield is the Dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts, and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA. He received his B.S. in Chemistry in 1982 from Rochester Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Syracuse University in 1988. After conducting research in polymer stabilization and degradation at Ciba-Geigy, he conducted research in the synthesis and characterization of functionalized polymers at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. A pioneer in two-photon absorbing materials and two-photon photochemistry, Belfield has systematically developed principles for the design of probes for in vivo multiphoton fluorescence imaging, photosensitizers for photodynamic cancer therapy, and reagents for two-photon induced photochemical activation. Belfield is also the Becton Dickinson Endowed Research Professor at NJIT, was elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2013, Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2019, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.

• 1. Upconversion Nanoparticles: Current Trends and Future Perspectives2. Synthesis Methods of Upconversion Nanoparticles: Design Architecture and Upconversion Mechanism3. Surface Engineering, Bioconjugation, Colloidal Stability and Fluorescent Characteristics of Upconversion Nanoparticles4. Physicochemical Characterizations of Upconversion Nanoparticles5. Photon Avalanching Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications6. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy7. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Mechanical Force Sensing and Thermometry8. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biosensing and Bioassays9. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Bioimaging10. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biological Super-Resolution Imaging11. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Drug and Gene Delivery12. Upconversion Nanoparticles in Cellular Optogenetics13. Upconversion Nanoparticles for Detection of Small Biomolecules and Ions14. Nanocomposites, Nanohybrids and Heterostructures of Upconversion Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications15. Biocompatibility, Biodegradability, Bio-distribution, Toxicity and Regulatory Challenges of Upconversion Nanoparticles in Biomedical Field16. Future Perspectives of Upconversion Nanoparticles in Biomedical and Clinical Settings for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications