Nano-Sized Iron Sulfide: Structure, Synthesis, Properties, and Biomedical Applications

Overview

Journal Front Chem

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2020 Nov 2

PMID 33134265

Citations 6

Authors

Ye Yuan

Liping Wang

Lizeng Gao

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Abstract

Nano-sized iron sulfides have attracted intense research interest due to the variety of their types, structures, and physicochemical properties. In particular, nano-sized iron sulfides exhibit enzyme-like activity by mimicking natural enzymes that depend on an iron-sulfur cluster as cofactor, extending their potential for applications in biomedicine. The present review principally summarizes the synthesis, properties and applications in biomedical fields, demonstrating that nano-sized iron sulfides have considerable potential for improving human health and quality of life.

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