A Mini-Review on Nanozyme Chemistry with Focus on Analytical and Bioanalytical Sensing Applications

Abstract

The fast development of nanoscience and material chemistry has increased interest in researching new and innovative synthesis methods to produce new nanomaterials. Among different nanomaterials, a wide variety of these materials reveal high intrinsic enzyme-like activity. Due to their high catalytic efficiency and stability, the new field of nanozyme-based catalysis, which has been introduced as an alternative to enzyme-based catalysis, is called nanozyme chemistry. On the other hand, nanozymes are known as nanomaterials with high enzyme-like activity and can be used to simulate enzymatic reactions in harsh environmental conditions. This article aimed to present a brief introduction on the nanozyme-based chemistry with emphasizing on the historical overview of recent nanozymatic sensors.