Fig. 10: Mechanism investigation of enzyme-mimicking activities.
From: 2D vanadium carbide MXenzyme to alleviate ROS-mediated inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases
a XRD diffraction patterns of V2AlC MAX phase ceramic and V2C MXene. High-resolution XPS spectra of b V 2p region, c C 1s region, and d O 1s region. e Schematic illustration on clarifying the underlying mechanism of SOD-like activity of V2C MXenzyme. f Cyclic voltammogram of V2C MXenzyme showing their redox potential. g Schematic illustration revealing the related mechanism of CAT-like activity of V2C MXenzyme. h Schematic illustration unveiling the mechanism of GPx-like activity of V2C MXenzyme.
