journal article·2026-07

Carbon-based nanozymes: From rational design and catalytic modulation to biomedical applications

Meili Guo, Zifeng Wei, Qingshan Liu, Xiaoyu Mu, Xiao-Dong Zhang, Ruiping Zhang

Carbon· Volume 258
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