Photocatalytic antimicrobials: principles, design strategies, and applications

B Ran, L Ran, Z Wang, J Liao, D Li, K Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nowadays, the increasing emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic microorganisms
requires the search for alternative methods that do not cause drug resistance. Phototherapy …

Molecular cavity for catalysis and formation of metal nanoparticles for use in catalysis

R Saha, B Mondal, PS Mukherjee - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The employment of weak intermolecular interactions in supramolecular chemistry offers an
alternative approach to project artificial chemical environments like the active sites of …

Long wavelength–emissive Ru (II) metallacycle–based photosensitizer assisting in vivo bacterial diagnosis and antibacterial treatment

Y Xu, C Li, X Ma, W Tuo, L Tu, X Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Ruthenium (Ru) complexes are developed as latent emissive photosensitizers for cancer
and pathogen photodiagnosis and therapy. Nevertheless, most existing Ru complexes are …

Construction of a 980 nm laser-activated Pt (II) metallacycle nanosystem for efficient and safe photo-induced bacteria sterilization

Y Xu, C Li, J An, X Ma, J Yang, L Luo, Y Deng… - Science China …, 2023 - Springer
Although metal-based chemical agents have demonstrated promising bacteriostatic effects
in phototherapy, their short excitation/emission wavelengths and inadequate phototherapy …

Construction of emissive ruthenium (II) metallacycle over 1000 nm wavelength for in vivo biomedical applications

Y Xu, C Li, S Lu, Z Wang, S Liu, X Yu, X Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Although Ru (II)-based agents are expected to be promising candidates for substituting Pt-
drug, their in vivo biomedical applications are still limited by the short excitation/emission …

Piezo‐augmented and photocatalytic nanozyme integrated microneedles for antibacterial and anti‐inflammatory combination therapy

S Shi, Y Jiang, Y Yu, M Liang, Q Bai… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wound infection is arguably the most common, and potentially the most devastating,
complication of the wound healing process. The ideal treatment strategy has to eliminate …

Defect engineering in nanozymes

Y Wu, W Xu, L Jiao, Y Tang, Y Chen, W Gu, C Zhu - Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the high stability, various synthesis strategies, low cost, and tunable performance,
nanozymes have gained much attention as the replacement of natural enzymes. To widen …

Advances in oxidase-mimicking nanozymes: Classification, activity regulation and biomedical applications

Y Chong, Q Liu, C Ge - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
While oxidases play crucial roles in the cell metabolism by efficient and selective utilization
of O 2, the practical applications of natural oxidases are limited due to their intrinsic …

Molecular barrels as potential hosts: from synthesis to applications

R Banerjee, D Chakraborty… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled discrete molecular architectures that show selective molecular recognition
within their internal cavities are highly desirable. Such hosts often show guest recognition …

Biomedicine meets nanozyme catalytic chemistry

C Cao, N Yang, X Wang, J Shao, X Song… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanozymes, tiny-sized artificial enzymes, hold promise in mimicking the catalytic actions of
natural enzymes. The intersection between nanozyme and biomedicine has sparked …