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.
Michał Bartkowski
Postdoctoral Researcher
Michał Bartkowski is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the group of Prof. Silvia Giordani at Dublin City University, supported by her Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme grant (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