Nanozyme-based hybrids to tackle with antimicrobial resistance, food safety and environment.

Nanozymes, combining catalytic ability with the physical properties of nanometric materials for smart response to remote stimuli constitute a breakthrough for advanced technologies. This Ph.D. thesis deals with the development of nanoplatforms based on 2D (graphene, MoS2, …) and plasmonic (Pd, Au, Ag, Pt) nanozymes to tackle with cross-cutting issues of antimicrobial resistance, food safety and environment, specifically, nanozyme-based:
1) nanomedicine for anti-bacterial activity and wound healing.
2) nanocomposites against foodborne contamination.
3) 2D materials for tackling with e-waste.
The research activities 1) and 2) will be exploited in cooperation with the CNRS -ISm2(France), concerning antimicrobial peptides to be used to fabricate hybrid peptide-nanozyme nanocomposites.