Front Cover: Biodegradability of Carbon Nano-Onions by Human Myeloperoxidase and Photo-Fenton Process

Abstract

The human enzyme myeloperoxidase, found majorly in the blood secreted by the immune cells (neutrophils), is capable of degrading the carbon nano-onions (CNOs) or multilayer fullerenes. The biodegradation of CNOs mainly occurs through generating radical intermediates of peroxidase and by reacting with in-situ generated hydroxy radicals under UV-light catalyzed photo-Fenton reaction.

Adalberto Camisasca

Postdoctoral Researcher

Alumni from the Giordani Group

Michał Bartkowski

Postdoctoral Researcher

Funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) - Grant ID 2/FFP-A/11067

Silvia Giordani

Full Professor Chair of Nanomaterials

My research interests are in the design, synthesis, and characterization of hybrid smart nanomaterials for biomedical, energy and environmental applications