Upconversion Nanodevice-Assisted Healthy Molecular Photocorrection.
ACS Biomater Sci Eng
; 7(1): 291-298, 2021 01 11.
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ABSTRACT
Mushrooms are rich in ergosterol, a precursor of ergocalciferol, which is a type of vitamin D2. The conversion of ergosterol to ergocalciferol takes place in the presence of UV radiation by the cleavage of the "B-ring" in the ergosterol. As the UV radiation cannot penetrate deep into the tissue, only minimal increase occurs in sunlight. In this study, upconversion nanoparticles with the property to convert deep-penetrating near-infrared radiation to UV radiation have been cast into a disk to use sunlight and emit UV radiation for vitamin D conversion. An engineered upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP) disk with maximum particles and limited clusters demonstrates â¼2.5 times enhanced vitamin D2 conversion.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Luz Solar
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Rayos Ultravioleta
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En
Revista:
ACS Biomater Sci Eng
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
India