Luminescence nanothermometry enables accurate, remote, and all-optically-based thermal
sensing. Notwithstanding its fast development, there are serious obstacles hindering …

The ability to perform laboratory operations on small scales using miniaturized devices
provides numerous benefits, including reduced quantities of reagents and waste as well as …

Nature takes advantage of the pervasive presence of water to control many enzymatic
reactions by utilizing the unique properties of water, which in turn help regulating reaction …

Enzymes are extremely useful in many industrial and pharmaceutical areas due to their
ability to catalyze reactions with high selectivity. In order to extend their lifetime, significant …

The two main strategies for enzyme engineering, directed evolution and rational design,
have found widespread applications in improving the intrinsic activities of proteins. Although …

Catalytic reactions involve the direct interaction of reactants, intermediates and products with
the catalyst surface. We not only need to control the atomic structure and electronic …

Proteins are highly labile molecules, thus requiring the presence of appropriate solvents and
excipients in their liquid milieu to keep their stability and biological activity. In this field, ionic …

Improvement in intrinsic enzymatic features is in many instances a prerequisite for the
scalable applicability of many industrially important biocatalysts. To this end, various …

Conductive hydrogels combined the electronic properties and soft nature of tissue-like
materials can mimic the functions of human skin with mechanical and sensory properties …

The increasing requirement to produce platform chemicals and fuels from renewable
sources means advances in biocatalysis are rapidly becoming a necessity. Biomass is …