Carbon dots in bioimaging, biosensing and therapeutics: a comprehensive review

B Wang, H Cai, GIN Waterhouse, X Qu, B Yang… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs), comprising crystalline graphitized carbon cores and polymer surface
groups, are currently attracting a lot of interest in biological fields owing to their fluorescent …

Tailoring the surface and composition of nanozymes for enhanced bacterial binding and antibacterial activity

J Hou, Y Xianyu - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the advantages of diverse structures, tunable enzymatic activity, and high stability,
nanozymes are widely used in medicine, chemistry, food, environment, and other fields. As …

Self-cycled photo-Fenton-like system based on an artificial leaf with a solar-to-H2O2 conversion efficiency of 1.46%

C Dong, Y Yang, X Hu, Y Cho, G Jang, Y Ao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Millions of families around the world remain vulnerable to water scarcity and have no access
to drinking water. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are an effective way towards water …

A library of ROS‐catalytic metalloenzyme mimics with atomic metal centers

S Cao, Z Zhao, Y Zheng, Z Wu, T Ma, B Zhu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metal N‐coordinated centers supported by carbonaceous substrates have emerged as
promising artificial metalloenzymes (AMEs) to mimic the biocatalytic effects of their natural …

Photodynamic alginate Zn-MOF thermosensitive hydrogel for accelerated healing of infected wounds

W Zhang, B Wang, G Xiang, T Jiang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance reduces the effectiveness of infected wound healing, and it is necessary
to develop a new strategy to promote infected wound healing without using antibiotics. Here …

Plasmonic nanozyme of graphdiyne nanowalls wrapped hollow copper sulfide nanocubes for rapid bacteria‐killing

Q Bai, M Liang, W Wu, C Zhang, X Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmon stimulation represents an appealing way to modulate enzyme mimic functions, but
utilization efficiency of plasmon excitation remains relatively low. To overcome this …

A cascade nanoreactor for enhancing sonodynamic therapy on colorectal cancer via synergistic ROS augment and autophagy blockage

Y Zhang, J Zhao, L Zhang, Y Zhao, Y Zhang, L Cheng… - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The ultrasound-triggered sonodynamic therapy (SDT) with high tissue penetration, high
spatiotemporal selectivity, and non-invasive advantages represents an emerging approach …

Bioinspired Hierarchical Self‐Assembled Nanozyme for Efficient Antibacterial Treatment

N Song, Y Yu, Y Zhang, Z Wang, Z Guo… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Along with the rapid development and ever‐deepening understanding of nanoscience and
nanotechnology, nanomaterials hold promise to mimic the highly evolved biological …

Cascade and ultrafast artificial antioxidases alleviate inflammation and bone resorption in periodontitis

Y Xie, S Xiao, L Huang, J Guo, M Bai, Y Gao, H Zhou… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Periodontitis, one of the most common, challenging, and rapidly expanding oral diseases, is
an oxidative stress-related disease caused by excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

Spiky Artificial Peroxidases with V− O− Fe Pair Sites for Combating Antibiotic‐Resistant Pathogens

H Huang, W Geng, X Wu, Y Zhang, L Xie… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With the sharp rise of antibiotic‐resistant pathogens worldwide, it is of enormous importance
to create new strategies for combating pathogenic bacteria. Here, we create an iron oxide …