1. Alejandro Cota

2. http://www.mesotheliomaguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/PhotodynamicTherapy.png
Procedure:
• Intravenous insertion of
anticancer nano-drug
• Irradiate the tumor site
• Drug is released and the
tumor is targeted

3. Scintillator Ionizing
radiation
Photo-
luminescence

4. Source: http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/s/197/c/33020/
• Larger than 10 nm
to avoid first-pass
elimination in the
kidney
• Smaller than 150 to
200 nm to avoid
clearance in the
liver and spleen

5. YAG:Pr
Alumina
Praseodymium
Yttrium
Methanol
Mix until solvent evaporates.
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Temperature°C
Calcination Profiles
Time (hours)
~ 2 days

6. Filters
White: 450nm
Yellow: 450nm
Green: 220nm
Blue: 200nm

7. Filters
White: 450nm
Green: 220nm
Filters
Yellow: 450nm
Green: 220nm

9. Scale:100nm
Pictures taken by:
Dr. Novitskaya

10. Scale: 50nm
Pictures taken by:
Dr. Novitskaya

11. YAG:Pr
Aluminum
Praseodymium Yttrium
Carbohydrazide
Fuel
Water
Combust at T = 500 °C
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Temperature°C
Calcination Profiles
Time (hours)
~50 min

12. Sol-Gel Synthesis
Combustion Synthesis
Impurities
2ϴ

14. Pictures taken by: Dr. Novitskaya
Scale: 100nm

15. Pictures taken by: Ajay Sapre

16. Pictures taken by:
Dr. Novitskaya