A review on metal-and metal oxide-based nanozymes: properties, mechanisms, and applications

Q Liu, A Zhang, R Wang, Q Zhang, D Cui - Nano-micro letters, 2021 - Springer
Since the ferromagnetic (Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles were firstly reported to exert enzyme-like
activity in 2007, extensive research progress in nanozymes has been made with deep …

Nanoparticle-based sustainable agriculture and food science: Recent advances and future outlook

D Mittal, G Kaur, P Singh, K Yadav… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In the current scenario, it is an urgent requirement to satisfy the nutritional demands of the
rapidly growing global population. Using conventional farming, nearly one third of crops get …

Recent trends in nano-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture under climate change for global food security

KK Verma, XP Song, A Joshi, DD Tian, VD Rajput… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nano-fertilizers (NFs) significantly improve soil quality and plant growth performance and
enhance crop production with quality fruits/grains. The management of macro-micronutrients …

Metal/metalloid-based nanomaterials for plant abiotic stress tolerance: An overview of the mechanisms

M Sarraf, K Vishwakarma, V Kumar, N Arif, S Das… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
In agriculture, abiotic stress is one of the critical issues impacting the crop productivity and
yield. Such stress factors lead to the generation of reactive oxygen species, membrane …

Gold nanozymes: from concept to biomedical applications

J Lou-Franco, B Das, C Elliott, C Cao - Nano-Micro Letters, 2021 - Springer
In recent years, gold nanoparticles have demonstrated excellent enzyme-mimicking
activities which resemble those of peroxidase, oxidase, catalase, superoxide dismutase or …

5-Fluorouracil nano-delivery systems as a cutting-edge for cancer therapy

AA Valencia-Lazcano, D Hassan, M Pourmadadi… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fluorouracil (5-FU) is amongst the most commonly used antimetabolite chemotherapeutic
agents in recent decades. However, its low bioavailability, short half-life, rapid metabolism …

Enzyme mimics for engineered biomimetic cascade nanoreactors: mechanism, applications, and prospects

X Zhang, G Li, G Chen, D Wu, Y Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple enzyme‐driven biological catalytic cascades occur in living organisms, guiding
highly efficient and selective transformations of substrates. Inspired by the merits of these …

ROS-scavenging biomaterials for periodontitis

E Chen, T Wang, Y Tu, ZY Sun, Y Ding, Z Gu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Periodontitis is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease in which the continuous activation
of oxidative stress surpasses the reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging capacity of the …

Bio-fabricated silver nanoparticles: A sustainable approach for augmentation of plant growth and pathogen control

Amna, B Ali, MA Azeem, A Qayyum, G Mustafa… - … agriculture reviews 53 …, 2022 - Springer
Sustainability in agricultural development has emerged as one of the most important
concerns of present era because significant reductions in crop yield by various …

Cellulose nanofibrils/carbon dots composite nanopapers for the smartphone-based colorimetric detection of hydrogen peroxide and glucose

R Bandi, M Alle, CW Park, SY Han, GJ Kwon… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fe-doped carbon dots (FeCDs) with high peroxidase (POD)-like activity were prepared by a
rapid microwave-assisted method and immobilized on cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) to …