Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 3, 2024
Abstract
Along
with
an
ever‐deepening
understanding
of
the
catalytic
principle
natural
enzymes,
rational
design
high‐activity
biomimetic
nanozymes
has
become
a
hot
topic
in
current
research.
Inspired
by
active
centers
enzymes
consisting
sites
and
binding
pockets,
Cu‐doped
CoS
2
hollow
nanocube
(Cu/CoS
HNCs)
nanozyme
integrating
substitution
defects
vacancies
is
developed
through
defect
engineering
strategy.
It
shown
that
Cu/CoS
HNC
serve
as
pockets
sites,
respectively.
The
construction
this
key
center
accelerated
electron
transfer
from
Co/Cu
redox
cycle
significantly
improve
substrate
affinity
efficiency
HNCs
nanozymes,
which
results
excellent
performance
nanozymes.
Using
superior
enzymatic
activity
HNCs,
fluorescence
detection
platform
for
alkaline
phosphatase
(ALP)
established,
wider
range
lower
limit
(LOD)
than
previous
work.
This
work
broadens
family
provide
new
idea
development
novel
high
enzyme
activity,
well
guideline
highly
sensitive
fluorescent
sensors.
Desalination and Water Treatment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
318, P. 100384 - 100384
Published: April 1, 2024
Advanced
oxidation
processes
(AOPs)
have
become
increasingly
more
useful
and
necessary
in
the
past
few
decades
because
they
can
degrade
a
wide
range
of
organic
inorganic
contaminants.
The
toxic
recalcitrant
nature
many
contaminants
obstruct
traditional
biological
processes,
making
treatment
ineffective.
Therefore,
there
is
pressing
need
to
develop
apply
effective
for
industrial
wastewater,
polluted
by
pharmaceuticals,
dyes,
other
industries.
AOPs
successful
technologies
treating
wastewater
remove
contaminants,
reduce
toxicity,
improve
biodegradability,
including
using
ultraviolet
(UV)
visible
light
(VIS)
combined
with
homogenous
or
heterogeneous
catalysts.
This
review
shows
that
Fenton
process
semiconductor
material
greatly
facilitates
removing
various
pollutants.
Additionally,
photocatalysis
research
ongoing
this
method
effectively
removes
emerging
In
addition,
challenges,
needs,
future
uses
are
described
performance
hasten
large-scale
implementation
water
treatment.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(38)
Published: April 23, 2024
Abstract
Currently,
microbial
infections
have
posed
an
arduous
challenge
to
global
public
health,
whereas
the
rise
of
antibiotic
resistance
is
rendering
traditional
therapies
futile,
prompting
development
new
antimicrobial
technologies.
Photoactive
nanomaterials
thus
garnered
a
thriving
interest
for
disinfection
owing
their
superior
antibacterial
efficaciousness,
favorable
biosafety,
and
rapidness
spatiotemporal
precision
in
excreting
bactericidal
actions.
The
review
summarizes
recent
advances
emerging
trends
design,
nanoengineering,
bioapplications
photoactive
antimicrobials.
It
commences
by
elaborating
fundamental
theories
on
bacterial
resistance,
mechanisms
phototherapy.
Subsequently,
regulation
effectiveness
comprehensively
discussed,
centering
criteria
strategies
tuning
photoabsorption
spectra,
photothermal
conversion,
photocatalytic
efficiency,
alongside
tactics
enabling
synergistic
therapies.
This
followed
comparative
analyses
techniques
modalities
synthesizing
engineering
with
diverse
structures,
forms,
functionalities.
Thereafter,
state‐of‐the‐art
applications
phototherapies
across
various
medical
sectors
are
portrayed,
key
challenges
opportunities
finally
discussed
spur
future
innovations
translation.
envisaged
provide
useful
guidance
devising
developing
nanomaterials‐based
photoresponsive
antimicrobials
application‐specific
materials
properties
biological
functions.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 14, 2025
Ferroptosis,
an
iron-dependent
form
of
regulatory
cell
death,
has
garnered
significant
interest
as
a
therapeutic
target
in
cancer
treatment
due
to
its
distinct
characteristics,
including
lipid
peroxide
generation
and
redox
imbalance.
However,
clinical
application
oncology
is
currently
limited
by
issues
such
suboptimal
efficacy
potential
off-target
effects.
The
advent
nanotechnology
provided
new
way
for
overcoming
these
challenges
through
the
development
activatable
magnetic
nanoparticles
(MNPs).
These
innovative
MNPs
are
designed
improve
specificity
ferroptosis
induction.
This
Review
delves
into
chemical
biological
principles
guiding
design
ferroptosis-based
therapies
imaging-guided
therapies.
It
discusses
mechanisms
attributes
ferroptosis,
composition
MNPs,
their
mechanism
action
inducers,
integration
with
advanced
imaging
techniques
monitoring.
Additionally,
we
examine
convergence
other
strategies,
chemodynamic
therapy,
photothermal
photodynamic
sonodynamic
immunotherapy,
within
context
nanomedicine
strategies
utilizing
MNPs.
highlights
multifunctional
surpass
limitations
conventional
treatments,
envisioning
future
drug-resistance-free,
precision
diagnostics
treating
recalcitrant
cancers.
Applied Water Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(5)
Published: April 13, 2024
Abstract
Staphylococcus
aureus
(
S.
)
is
an
opportunistic
pathogen
of
the
gram-positive
variety,
known
to
cause
a
range
severe
infections
including
cellulitis,
pneumonia,
osteomyelitis,
endocarditis,
and
sepsis.
These
are
associated
with
significant
morbidity
mortality
rates
in
both
hospital
community
settings.
Therefore,
it
important
remove
from
aqueous
solution.
The
present
study
employed
response
surface
methodology
as
effective
strategy
optimize
removal
through
electro-Fenton
(EF),
UV/H
2
O
,
combination
EF-UV/H
processes.
Under
optimized
conditions,
maximum
efficiency
EF
process
48.5%,
36.2%,
100%.
optimum
condition
for
using
100%
was
attained
at
concentration
5
×
10
6
CFU
mL
−1
current
density
8.0
mA
cm
−2
H
dosage
170
µL
L
lamps
UV
during
7.0
min.
Both
production
•
OH
additive
oxidation
effect
main
reasons
better
performance
process.
results
indicate
that
highly
promising
environmentally
sustainable
method
treating
wastewater
samples
contaminated
aureus.
