NanoPtA
- Recently, scientists at the Materials Research Centre (MRC), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have developed a new type of enzyme mimetic called NanoPtA.
- The research team synthesised a platinum-containing nanozyme called NanoPtA, which can be converted into powder form for industrial use.
- When the NanoPtA comes in contact with wastewater, the benzene rings and long alkyl chains present in the molecule form multiple non-covalent interactions.
- Individual NanoPtA molecules connect together to form tape-like structures that start emitting light, which is the origin of its oxidising capacity.
- The nanozyme can then degrade pollutants present in wastewater by oxidising them in ....
