Nanocatalytic medicine: An advanced catalysis-based imaging and therapy methodology

Abstract

Nanocatalytic medicine is an emerging and promising field involving catalysis, medicine and nanotechnology, displaying inimitable advantages over traditional drug therapeutics and imaging agents. In this review, we conduct a systematic summary of representative catalytic reactions to provide understanding/learning/application guidance, and then condenses a cascade of methodologies for catalysis-augmented imaging and catalysis-enabled therapy. Finally, the status quo, challenges and future prospect on advanced nanocatalysts for disease diagnosis and therapy are discussed. This unique review is expected helpful for principle learning and application inspiration of nanocatalytic medicine.