Graphdiyne-supported palladium-iron nanosheets: A dual-functional peroxidase mimetic nanozyme for glutathione detection and antibacterial application

Multifunctional enzymatic nanomaterials (nanozymes) with good biocompatibility, strong enzymatic activity, and substrate specificity are the desired alternatives to natural enzymes. Here, the design of a peroxidase mimetic nanozyme capable of detecting and depleting glutathione (GSH) in the bacterial cells is presented. The nanozyme palladium-iron nanostructure decorated graphdiyne nanosheet (PdFe/GDY) was prepared by a facile hydrothermal approach. It can efficiently catalyze the decomposition of H2O2 to produce •OH by a peroxidase-like mechanism. Surprisingly, the PdFe/GDY nanozymes can detect GSH in bacteria with excellent specificity and ultra-low detection limit of 24.45 nM. Moreover, the PdFe/GDY nanozymes can consume GSH for bacterial disinfection with killing efficacy > 99.99%, promote wound healing and do not cause significant toxicity in vitro and in vivo. To our knowledge, this is the first example of a GDY-based nanozyme biosensor and antibacterial agent. Collectively, this work would be indicative to construct GDY-based nanozymes in clinical diagnosis and sterilization.