Bacterial infections are a growing problem, and antibiotic drugs can be widely used to fight bacterial infections. However, the overuse of antibiotics and the evolution of bacteria have led to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, severely reducing the effectiveness of treatment. Therefore, it is very important to develop new effective antibacterial strategies to fight multi-drug resistant bacteria. Nanozyme is a kind of enzyme-like catalytic nanomaterials with unique physical and chemical properties, high stability, structural diversity, adjustable catalytic activity, low cost, easy storage and so on. In addition, nanozymes also have excellent broad-spectrum antibacterial properties and good biocompatibility, showing broad application prospects in the field of antibacterial. In this paper, we reviewed the research progress of antibacterial application of nanozymes. At first, the antibacterial mechanism of nanozymes was summarized, and then the application of nanozymes in antibacterial was introduced. Finally, the challenges of the application of antibacterial nanozymes were discussed, and the development prospect of antibacterial nanozymes was clarified.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in atmospheric chemistry. Primary VOCs take part in chemical and photochemical reactions, contributing to ozone (O3) and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation, which may cause air pollution problems. High VOC concentrations might lead to dizziness, nausea, headaches, genotoxicity, reproductive weakness, and other diseases harmful to human health. Several studies have been performed to analyze the components, variations, or sources of VOCs at the ground level. In contrast, studies of the vertical distribution characteristics of VOCs are scarce, and the VOC potential for O3 formation in the boundary layer is not yet well understood. To better understand the VOC vertical variation regularities and related reasons in temporal and spatial dimensions, thus to deepen the understanding of their effects on O3 and SOA formation in the vertical direction and to identify the existing gaps in VOC vertical distributions, this study reviewed VOC sampling techniques, VOC vertical distribution characteristics, VOC diffusion models, and effects caused by VOCs. This work can be a valuable reference for decision making regarding environmental and health problems.