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Nanozymes in electrochemical affinity biosensing.
Susana Campuzano1, María Pedrero2, Paloma Yáñez-Sedeño2
1Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultad de CC. Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, E-28040, Madrid, Spain. susanacr@quim.ucm.es.
Mikrochimica Acta
|July 5, 2020
Summary
Artificial nanomaterials offer stable, low-cost enzyme alternatives for electrochemical biosensing. This review highlights their use as enzyme mimetics, focusing on peroxidase-like activity in food, environmental, and biomedical applications.
Area of Science:
- Electrochemistry
- Materials Science
- Biotechnology
Background:
- Enzymes are crucial in biosensing but can be unstable and costly.
- Artificial nanomaterials offer promising, stable, and cost-effective alternatives to natural enzymes.
- Nanomaterials mimicking enzyme properties are gaining traction in electrochemical biosensing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review various nanomaterials (metal oxide, metal, carbon-based) that mimic enzyme functions.
- To discuss the application of these nanomaterials, particularly those with peroxidase-like activity, in electrochemical biosensing.
- To highlight recent advancements (past 5 years) and future directions for nanomaterial-based enzyme mimetics.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on nanomaterials as enzyme mimetics.
- Analysis of nanomaterials' properties and their application as catalytic labels or electrode modifiers.
- Focus on strategies utilizing peroxidase-like activity in biosensing.
Main Results:
- Diverse nanomaterials (metal oxide, metal, carbon-based) effectively mimic enzyme activity.
- Nanomaterials, especially those with peroxidase-like activity, show significant potential in electrochemical affinity biosensing.
- Representative strategies have been applied in food, environmental, and biomedical fields.
Conclusions:
- Nanomaterial-based enzyme mimetics present significant advantages over traditional enzymes in electrochemical biosensing.
- Challenges remain in their widespread adoption, but future research holds promise for enhanced biosensor development.
- Further exploration is needed to fully exploit the potential of these advanced materials.
Keywords:
Catalytic labelsElectrochemical affinity biosensorElectrode modifiersMimicked enzyme activityNanozymes
