[HTML][HTML] Differential Pd-nanocrystal facets demonstrate distinct antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

…, X Shen, JM Perez-Aguilar, Y Chong, X Gao… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Noble metal-based nanomaterials have shown promise as potential enzyme mimetics, but
the facet effect and underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. Herein, with a …

Mechanisms of oxidase and superoxide dismutation-like activities of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, and their alloys: a general way to the activation of molecular …

…, W Liu, X Gao, Z Lu, X Wu, X Gao - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Metal and alloy nanomaterials have intriguing oxidase- and superoxide dismutation-like (SOD-like)
activities. However, origins of these activities remain to be studied. Using density …

High-performance self-cascade pyrite nanozymes for apoptosis–ferroptosis synergistic tumor therapy

…, J He, X Gao, Y Yang, B Jiang, G Nie, X Yan, L Gao… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As next-generation artificial enzymes, nanozymes have shown great promise for tumor
catalytic therapy. In particular, their peroxidase-like activity has been employed to catalyze …

Mechanism of pH-switchable peroxidase and catalase-like activities of gold, silver, platinum and palladium

J Li, W Liu, X Wu, X Gao - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite being increasingly used as artificial enzymes, little has been known for the origin of
the pH-switchable peroxidase-like and catalase-like activities of metals. Using calculations …

Density functional theory-based method to predict the activities of nanomaterials as peroxidase mimics

X Shen, Z Wang, X Gao, Y Zhao - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
A wide variety of nanomaterials possess peroxidase-like catalytic activities and show promise
as cost-effective and versatile replacements for natural peroxidases. However, a universal …

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterials as highly active and specific peroxidase mimics

Y Hu, XJ Gao, Y Zhu, F Muhammad, S Tan… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nanozymes, the enzyme-mimicking nanomaterials, have been developed to overcome the
low stability and high cost of natural enzymes. Unlike highly active and specific enzymes, …

Chemistry and physics of a single atomic layer: strategies and challenges for functionalization of graphene and graphene-based materials

L Yan, YB Zheng, F Zhao, S Li, X Gao, B Xu… - Chemical Society …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene has attracted great interest for its superior physical, chemical, mechanical, and
electrical properties that enable a wide range of applications from electronics to …

Hydrazine and thermal reduction of graphene oxide: reaction mechanisms, product structures, and reaction design

X Gao, J Jang, S Nagase - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010 - ACS Publications
The density functional theory method (M05-2X/6-31G(d)) was used to investigate reaction
mechanisms for deoxygenation of graphene oxides (GOs) with hydrazine or heat treatment. …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering the catalytic mechanism of superoxide dismutase activity of carbon dot nanozyme

W Gao, J He, L Chen, X Meng, Y Ma, L Cheng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nanozymes with superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity have attracted increasing interest
due to their ability to scavenge superoxide anion, the origin of most reactive oxygen species …

Guided synthesis of a Mo/Zn dual single‐atom nanozyme with synergistic effect and peroxidase‐like activity

…, JJ Zheng, G Ren, X Wang, X Gao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We present a facile route towards a dual single‐atom nanozyme composed of Zn and Mo,
which utilizes the non‐covalent nano‐assembly of polyoxometalates, supramolecular …