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Single‐Atom Nanozymes for Biomedical Applications: Recent Advances and Challenges.

Authors :
Tang, Minglu
Li, Jingqi
Cai, Xinda
Sun, Tiedong
Chen, Chunxia
Source :
Chemistry - An Asian Journal; Apr2022, Vol. 17 Issue 7, p1-14, 14p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Nanozymes have received extensive attention in the fields of sensing and detection, medical therapy, industry, and agriculture thanks to the combination of the catalytic properties of natural enzymes and the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials, coupled with superior stability and ease of preparation. Despite the promise of nanozymes, conventional nanozymes are constrained by their oversized size and low catalytic capacity in sophisticated practical application environments. single‐atom nanozymes (SAzymes) were characterized as nanozymes with high catalytic efficiency by uniformly distributed single atoms as catalysis sites, thus effectively addressing the defects of conventional nanozymes. This paper reviews the activity improvement scheme and catalytic mechanism of SAzymes and highlights the latest research progress of SAzymes in the fields of biomedical sensing and therapy. Eventually, the challenges and future directions of SAzymes are discussed in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18614728
Volume :
17
Issue :
7
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Chemistry - An Asian Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
156082728
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202101422