journal article·2026-01Open access

The Rational Design of Pt Single Atoms‐Bridged Nanozyme with Enhancing Direct Electron Transfer Pathway for Glucose Oxidation

Aori Qileng, Shizhang Chen, Ming Zhou, Haoliang Huang, Zhuo Jiang, Huishi Guo, Yingju Liu, Zhen‐Lin Xu

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 1

Abstract

Abstract Nanozymes are promising tools in chemical synthesis, environmental remediation, and diagnostic sensing owing to their enzyme‐like catalytic properties. However, the inherent limitations of nanozymes stemming from their biological catalytic pathway dependency have fundamentally hindered their broader application. In this work, nanozyme with a direct electron transfer mechanism, mimicking natural glucose oxidase for glucose oxidation, is synthesized to offer a stable and direct catalytic pathway. Theoretical and experimental results demonstrate that Pt single atom sites on the nanozyme trigger robust metal‐support interaction for Au nanoparticles, forming a positively charged region on the Au surface. As a result, the Au could directly capture electrons from the oxygen atom in glucose to form the self‐powered electrochemical signal through direct electron transfer pathway, which is distinct from the common cascade reaction pathway for glucose oxidase. Herein, a self‐powered sensor based on a microfluidic chip is fabricated, showing high sensitivity for the detection of glucose with a detection limit of 10 n m . Its successful application in the detection of glucose in blood and real human sweat samples, and also a real‐time detection of glucose in sweat during the cycling and running offers insights into nanozyme innovations and provides promising commercialization potentials for noninvasive testing.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis · Electrochemical sensors and biosensors · Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

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Affiliations

Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education College of Materials and Energy South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Utilization and Conservation of Food and Medicinal Resources in Northern Region Shaoguan University Shaoguan 512005 China

College of Food Science South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China

College of Electronic Engineering South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 China

College of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 China

Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory Dongguan 523808 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · National Key Research and Development Program of China · China Postdoctoral Science Foundation · Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province

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