Structure and activity of nanozymes: Inspirations for de novo design of nanozymes

Z Wang, R Zhang, X Yan, K Fan - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanozymes, nanomaterials with enzyme-like activities, are becoming powerful competitors
and potential substitutes for natural enzymes because of their excellent performance …

Antioxidant and Prooxidant Nanozymes: From Cellular Redox Regulation to Next‐Generation Therapeutics

N Singh, GR Sherin, G Mugesh - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanozymes, nanomaterials with enzyme‐mimicking activity, have attracted tremendous
interest in recent years owing to their ability to replace natural enzymes in various …

Dual active centers linked by a reversible electron station as a multifunctional nanozyme to induce synergetically enhanced cascade catalysis for tumor-specific …

Q Zhao, L Zheng, Y Gao, J Li, J Wei… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanozymes have shown great promise in reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated tumor
therapy with mitigated side effects but are normally limited by the complex tumor …

When nanozymes meet single‐atom catalysis

L Jiao, H Yan, Y Wu, W Gu, C Zhu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials with enzyme‐like activities, coined nanozymes, have been researched
widely as they offer unparalleled advantages in terms of low cost, superior activity, and high …

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 …

Reactive oxygen nanobiocatalysts: activity-mechanism disclosures, catalytic center evolutions, and changing states

S Cao, Y Long, S **ao, Y Deng, L Ma, M Adeli… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Benefiting from low costs, structural diversities, tunable catalytic activities, feasible
modifications, and high stability compared to the natural enzymes, reactive oxygen …

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 …

Urchin-like ceria nanoparticles for enhanced gene therapy of osteoarthritis

H Chen, T Ye, F Hu, K Chen, B Li, M Qiu, Z Chen… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease in the world. Gene
therapy based on delivering microRNAs (miRNAs) into cells has potential for the treatment …

Smart nanozymes for cancer therapy: the next frontier in oncology

N PN, S Mehla, A Begum… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials that mimic the catalytic activity of natural enzymes in the complex biological
environment of the human body are called nanozymes. Recently, nanozyme systems have …

Insight into nanozymes for their environmental applications as antimicrobial and antifouling agents: Progress, challenges and prospects

G Fang, R Kang, S Cai, C Ge - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic-resistant genes have becoming one of major
environmental pollutants, which lead to the increased potential risk to human health and …