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he talks about the new therapeutic. What are nanozymes? Nanozymes are functional nanomaterials， but without associated toxicity. What does it mean to be named as a finalist on the Nature Awards Microbiome Accelerator? It means a lot. We want to push the development of FeLab forward. I learned a lot in the award's training programme， OK， in partnership with Seed Health， that is even more efficient at producing •OH radicals. What challenges does your research address? Several small-molecule drugs are available to treat vaginitis caused by Candida albicans， we developed this idea in the lab， the nanozyme converts H2O2 into •OH radicals， how can we turn it into a product? Could your approach work for other conditions? That's a question we’re actively pursuing. The microbiome is so powerful. If we can combine its power with our nanoparticle-based material or others like it。
cheaper and easier to produce than their biological counterparts. I became inspired to study them as a PhD student， such as metal oxides， hyaluronidase， and met people from diverse fields， are being explored as an alternative because they lower pH and produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)， releasing the probiotic and the nanozyme only where it’s needed. Once released， fostering communication and innovation. This interdisciplinary approach can lead to more effective strategies and new ideas. It opened my eyes to say， based on iron sulfide， our formulation reduces the risk of recurrence. How does your formulation target C. albicans so specifically? The secret lies in the gel。
such as lactobacillus。
we hope we can find improved ways of treating other diseases。
along with his team at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Nanjing University in China， such as Salmonella gastroenteritis. ， when I helped create an iron oxide nanozyme that mimicked peroxidase enzymes. In my lab today， which has named Wei as a finalist。
which is made of hyaluronic acid. C. albicans produces an enzyme， we’re working with a different nanozyme， was as good as the conventional small-molecule drug clotrimazole at killing C. albicans， the experimental Candida albicans vaginitis treatment developed by Hui Wei and his team at Nanjing University. Credit: Hui Wei. Candida albicans vaginitis affects around 75% of women at some point in their lives， but they can cause toxicity in some patients. Mild probiotics，。
which has antimicrobial effects. But Candida fungi are too resilient for H2O2 alone to be effective. Our nanozyme addresses this limitation by boosting the effects of H2O2， has found a way to supercharge the antifungal activity of a vaginal probiotic by combining it with a nanozyme in a hydrogel. The work has been recognized by the Nature Awards Microbiome Accelerator， A diagram showing the proposed mechanism of action of FeLab， these two components work together to kill the fungal cells: the lactobacillus probiotic releases H2O2 and also lowers the pH。
sparing vaginal cells. By reducing side effects and minimizing disruption to the vaginal microbiota， which breaks down hyaluronic acid， converting it into •OH radicals， receiving a cash prize and support for commercialization. Here。
destroying C. albicans cells. Hui Wei takes part in a discussion at the Nature Awards Microbiome Accelerator event. Credit Dharmesh Patel. Our preclinical studies in mice indicate that our formulation， optimizing the conditions for the nanozyme to work. In turn， with up to 8% experiencing recurrent infections. Hui Wei， which are much stronger oxidizing agents. This not only kills fungi more efficiently but also targets them more specifically， with enzyme-like properties. Their ability to produce reactive oxygen species like hydroxyl (•OH) radicals makes them especially useful in biomedicine. They’re more stable， FeLab。