Smart micro-and nanorobots for water purification

M Urso, M Ussia, M Pumera - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Less than 1% of Earth's freshwater reserves is accessible. Industrialization, population
growth and climate change are further exacerbating clean water shortage. Current water …

Metal-organic frameworks for enzyme immobilization and nanozymes: a laccase-focused review

L Alvarado-Ramírez, G Machorro-García… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Laccases are natural catalysts with remarkable catalytic activity. However, their application
is limited by their lack of stability. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as a …

Photothermal catalytic degradation of textile dyes by laccase immobilized on Fe3O4@ SiO2 nanoparticles

Q Zhu, J Song, Z Liu, K Wu, X Li, Z Chen… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficient and convenient degradation of industrial organic pollutants are of great importance
for green chemical schemes and cost-effectiveness. This work introduced the immobilization …

Applications and immobilization strategies of the copper-centred laccase enzyme; a review

HD Kyomuhimbo, HG Brink - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Laccase is a multi-copper enzyme widely expressed in fungi, higher plants, and bacteria
which facilitates the direct reduction of molecular oxygen to water (without hydrogen …

3D hierarchical LDHs-based Janus micro-actuator for detection and degradation of catechol

N Xing, Y Lyu, J Li, DHL Ng, X Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro/nanomotors that combine the miniaturization and autonomous motion have attracted
much research interest for environmental monitoring and water remediation. However, it is …

Enzyme purification improves the enzyme loading, self-propulsion, and endurance performance of micromotors

M Valles, S Pujals, L Albertazzi, S Sánchez - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Enzyme-powered micro-and nanomotors make use of biocatalysis to self-propel in aqueous
media and hold immense promise for active and targeted drug delivery. Most (if not all) of …

Hybrid enzymatic/Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics via morphologically programmable light‐driven ZnO microrobots

CM Oral, M Ussia, M Pumera - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Antibiotics are antimicrobial substances that can be used for preventive and therapeutic
purposes in humans and animals. Their overdose usage has led to uncontrolled release to …

Fast and high removal of acid red 97 dye from aqueous solution by adsorption onto a synthetic hydrocalumite: Structural characterization and retention mechanisms

I Chouaybi, H Ouassif, M Bettach… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to their structure and exceptional physical and chemical properties, layered double
hydroxides (LDH) are highly recommended for many applications, such as catalysis …

New graphene oxide-safranin modified@ polyacrylonitrile membranes for removal of emerging contaminants: The role of chemical and morphological features

T de Figueiredo Neves, NG Camparotto… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymeric membranes incorporated with graphene oxide (GO) are promising materials for
treating contaminated water, but few studies relate the chemical and morphological changes …

Bubble-propelled micromotors for ammonia generation

RF Campos, H Bachimanchi, G Volpe, K Villa - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Micromotors have emerged as promising tools for environmental remediation, thanks to their
ability to autonomously navigate and perform specific tasks at the microscale. In this study …