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Journal
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Antibiotics are antimicrobial substances that can be used for preventive and therapeutic purposes in humans and animals. Their overdose usage has led to uncontrolled release to the environment, contributing significantly to the development of antimicrobial resistance phenomena. Here, enzyme‐immobilized self‐propelled zinc oxide (ZnO) microrobots are proposed to effectively target and degrade the released antibiotics in water bodies. Specifically, the morphology of the microrobots is tailored via the incorporation of Au during the synthetic process to lead the light‐controlled motion into having on/off switching abilities. The microrobots are further modified with laccase enzyme by physical adsorption, and the immobilization process is confirmed by enzymatic activity measurements. Oxytetracycline (OTC) is used as a model of veterinary antibiotics to investigate the enzyme‐immobilized microrobots for their …
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Publication date: 
1 Sep 2022
Authors: 

Cagatay M Oral, Martina Ussia, Martin Pumera

Biblio References: 
Volume: 18 Issue: 39 Pages: 2202600
Origin: 
Small