How Do Enzymes 'Meet' Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials?

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  • 1College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China.

Trends in Biochemical Sciences
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Keywords:
biosensordegradationenzymenanomaterialnanoparticleprotein–nanomaterial interaction

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