Electron Lever‐Assisted d‐Band Center Engineering in Intermetallic Alloy Nanozymes for Efficient Marine Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Inhibition

L Linlin Yang (Institute of Molecular Medicine and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine) B Bin Yu Y Yizhe Dong (School of Pharmacy National Key Laboratory of New Pharmaceutical Preparations and Excipients Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Development and Evaluation Hebei Medical University Shijiazhuang P.R. China) Y Yugui Ding (State Key Laboratory of Digital Steel School of Materials Science and Engineering Northeastern University Shenyang P.R. China) X Xiangying Meng (College of Sciences, Northeastern University 1 , Shenyang 110819,) Y Yongqiang Fan (Electrobiomaterials Institute Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education) Northeastern University Shenyang P.R. China) T Tingyue Gu (Department of Biological Sciences and Molecular & Cellular Biology Program Ohio University Athens OH USA) F Fuhui Wang (State Key Laboratory of Digital Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering) D Dake Xu (State Key Laboratory of Digital Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) remains a persistent global challenge, with traditional inhibition strategies often constrained by limited efficiency, poor durability, and ecological toxicity. Herein, we propose a rational design that utilizes a heteroatom as an electronic lever to circumvent these constraints. By integrating heteroatom Ag into an FePt matrix, the d‐band center of the Pt active sites is upshifted, optimizing the adsorption energy of substrates and ensuring superior catalytic performance even in H 2 O 2 ‐limited marine environments. The resulting FePtAg ( L ‐FPA) nanozymes exhibited enhanced triple‐enzyme activities (haloperoxidase, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide oxidase, and peroxidase), triggering a localized burst of reactive chlorine and oxygen species. This synergistic action effectively disintegrated the extracellular polymeric substance barrier and induced metabolic disruption, achieving an exceptional 99.9% biofilm inhibition rate and 99.3% MIC inhibition efficiency against Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Furthermore, the intermetallic structure promoted by heteroatom Ag provided outstanding durability of nanozymes, with their antibiofilm efficiency decreasing by only 3% for over 120 days. This work not only elucidates the intrinsic correlation between electronic modulation and inhibition efficiency in MIC inhibitors but also offers a rational framework for designing nanozymes tailored to challenging and hostile environments.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 1, Issue 1
Published August 17, 2026
ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher Unknown Publisher

Journal Info

Advanced Materials

Unknown Publisher

ISSN: 0935-9648 Physical Sciences

Authors (9)

L

Linlin Yang

Institute of Molecular Medicine and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine

B

Bin Yu

Y

Yizhe Dong

School of Pharmacy National Key Laboratory of New Pharmaceutical Preparations and Excipients Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Development and Evaluation Hebei Medical University Shijiazhuang P.R. China

Y

Yugui Ding

State Key Laboratory of Digital Steel School of Materials Science and Engineering Northeastern University Shenyang P.R. China

X

Xiangying Meng

College of Sciences, Northeastern University 1 , Shenyang 110819,

Y

Yongqiang Fan

Electrobiomaterials Institute Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education) Northeastern University Shenyang P.R. China

T

Tingyue Gu

Department of Biological Sciences and Molecular & Cellular Biology Program Ohio University Athens OH USA

F

Fuhui Wang

State Key Laboratory of Digital Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering

D

Dake Xu

State Key Laboratory of Digital Steel, School of Materials Science and Engineering