Dual enzyme-like activity of iridium nanoparticles and their applications for the detection of glucose and glutathione

Abstract

Here we show that iridium nanoparticles (Ir NPs) functionally mimic peroxidase and catalase. The possible mechanism of intrinsic dual-enzyme mimetic activity of Ir NPs was investigated. Based on the excellent peroxidase-like activity of Ir NPs, a new colorimetric detection method for reduced glutathione (GSH) and glucose was proposed.