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Recent advances of nanozyme-enhanced lateral flow assay sensing in clinic diagnosis

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Microenvironment Engineering of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Environmental Catalysis

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A bioinspired sulfur–Fe–heme nanozyme with selective peroxidase-like activity for enhanced tumor chemotherapy

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Efficient transition metal nanozymes as the alternate for natural enzymes in food analysis and environmental remediation

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Atomically dispersed dual-atom catalysts: A new rising star in environmental remediation

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Nanozymes as signal amplifiers: a review of electrochemical sensing strategies for ultrasensitive detection of foodborne pathogens

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Nanozymes-Mediated Lateral Flow Assays for the Detection of Pathogenic Microorganisms and Toxins: A Review from Synthesis to Application

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Tuning Atomically Dispersed Metal Sites in Nanozymes for Sensing Applications

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Tuning Atomically Dispersed Metal Sites in Nanozymes for Sensing Applications

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Rational Design Strategies for Nanozymes

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Facilely fabricating triple-atom Fe/Zn/Ir luminescent nanozymes with peroxidase-like activity for dual mode melatonin detection

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Dual-atom nanozymes: Synthesis, characterization, catalytic mechanism and biomedical applications

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Recent Advancements and Future Prospects of Asymmetrically Coordinated Single-Atom Nanozymes with High Enzymatic-like Activity for Biotherapy and Diagnosis: A Review

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