articleAdvanced MaterialsApr 22, 2023BRONZE OA

Surface Ligand Engineering Ruthenium Nanozyme Superior to Horseradish Peroxidase for Enhanced Immunoassay

Chinese Academy of Sciences · Institute of Biophysics · +4 more institutions

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Abstract Nanozymes have great potential to be used as an alternative to natural enzymes in a variety of fields. However, low catalytic activity compared with natural enzymes limits their practical use. It is still challenging to design nanozymes comparable to their natural counterparts in terms of the specific activity. In this study, a surface engineering strategy is employed to improve the specific activity of Ru nanozymes using charge‐transferrable ligands such as polystyrene sulfonate (PSS). PSS‐modified Ru nanozyme exhibits a peroxidase‐like specific activity of up to 2820 U mg −1 , which is twice that of horseradish peroxidase (1305 U mg −1 ). Mechanism studies suggest that PSS readily accepts negative…

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