Six-in-One Nanozyme: Constructing a Triple-Mode Point-of-Care Platform for Epinephrine Detection with Exceptional Sensitivity and Precision

Abstract

Straightforward strategies for preparing nanozymes with multi-enzyme mimetic activities are highly desirable for various significant fields including biosensor, environmental monitoring, tumor therapy and biocatalysis. While until now, very rare of these nanozymes have been designed, particularly for establishing multimode point-of-care testing (POCT) platforms to realize accurate in situ detection without expensive, bulky instruments. Herein, an innovative 3D hierarchical hollow flower-like cobalt-copper coordination polymer decorated with CuXO and CuCo2O4 nanoparticles (CuCoCPNFs@CuXO/CuCo2O4) was fabricated via a convenient one-pot approach in absence of any surfactants and templates. Intriguingly, the resulting CuCoCPNFs@CuXO/CuCo2O4 reveal exceptional ability to mimic a variety of bioenzyme activities, such as peroxidase (POD), oxidase (OXD), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), laccase (LAC),and ascorbic acid oxidase (AAO). On account of the inhibitory effect of Epinephrine (EP) on the POD-like activity of CuCoCPNFs@CuXO/CuCo2O4, a straightforward and label-free triple-mode POCT platform was established for EP determination. This platform provides output signals in the form of color, temperature, and RGB values, which can be monitored by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, a thermometer, and a smartphone, respectively. The practicability and performance of the proposed EP sensing strategy were further certified in real serum samples. Therefore, the established sensing platform, which integrates multi-enzyme simulated active nanomaterials with a multi-mode POCT approach, provides new inspiration for in-situ real-time detection with high sensitivity, selectivity, and accuracy.

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Article type
Research Article
Submitted
20 Feb 2025
Accepted
05 Aug 2025
First published
06 Aug 2025

Mater. Chem. Front., 2025, Accepted Manuscript

Six-in-One Nanozyme: Constructing a Triple-Mode Point-of-Care Platform for Epinephrine Detection with Exceptional Sensitivity and Precision

L. Zhi, L. Jiao, M. Li and M. Zhang, Mater. Chem. Front., 2025, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D5QM00153F

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