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Research progress of nanoparticles as enzyme mimetics

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Natural enzymes as biological catalysts possess remarkable advantages, especially their highly efficient and selective catalysis under mild conditions. However, most natural enzymes are proteins, thus exhibiting an inherent low durability to harsh reaction conditions. Artificial enzyme mimetics have been pursued extensively to avoid this drawback. Quite recently, some inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) have been found to exhibit unique enzyme mimetics. In addition, their much higher stability overcomes the inherent disadvantage of natural enzymes. Furthermore, easy mass-production and low cost endow them more benefits. As a new member of artificial enzyme mimetics, they have received intense attention. In this review article, major progress in this field is summarized and future perspectives are highlighted.

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China

    XiaoNa Hu, JianBo Liu, Shuai Hou, Tao Wen, WenQi Liu, Ke Zhang, YingLu Ji, Qi Wang & XiaoChun Wu

  2. Institute of Surface Micro and Nano Materials, Xuchang University, Xuchang, 461000, China

    WeiWei He

  3. National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China

    HongXuan Ren

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Hu, X., Liu, J., Hou, S. et al. Research progress of nanoparticles as enzyme mimetics. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 54, 1749 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-011-4480-0

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