The Nanoassay™
Measure enzyme activity by detecting fluctuations in NIR emissions caused by the direct interaction of an enzyme with carbon nanotubes coated in target substrate.
Measure enzyme activity by detecting fluctuations in NIR emissions caused by the direct interaction of an enzyme with carbon nanosensors coated in target substrate.
The Nanoassay™
Simply | Dilute | Add | Scan
Eliminate the tedious, error-prone “mix and measure” steps of traditional assays without sacrificing sensitivity and precision.
80%
Less Bench Time
62%
Faster Time to Result
50%
Fewer Steps
Simply | Dilute | Add | Scan
Eliminate the tedious, error-prone “mix and measure” steps of traditional assays without sacrificing sensitivity and precision.
Answers to today’s biggest questions just may come from the smallest places.
Enzymes are nature’s ultimate precision tools—highly selective, remarkably efficient, and endlessly reusable. By bridging biology and technology, they offer powerful solutions to some of humanity’s most pressing challenges.
Single-walled carbon nanotubes are among the most remarkable materials ever discovered. A single atom thick, these cylindrical structures possess extraordinary properties—unparalleled strength and conductivity, optically tunable, and a surface that enables limitless functionalization.
The integration of enzymes with nanotubes has created the Nanoassay™—a groundbreaking technology that heralds the “Age of Enzymes.”
The New Standard of Enzyme Activity Measurement
Simple
Streamline workflows by removing tedious mix-and-measure steps—without compromising accuracy.
Dilute | Add | Scan
ACCURATE
Leverage the ‘biological window’ of NIR to penetrate optically dense samples.
Near-Infrared (NIR)
Mobile
Analyze samples on location and in near real time with the mobile Nanoassay ™ Kit.
On Location
The Nanoassay™ converts single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) into label-free nanosensors by coating their surface with target substrate molecules to enable direct interaction with an enzyme. Catalytic activity on the nanotube surface causes instantaneous fluctuations in the SWCNTs’ distinctive near-infrared (NIR) light emissions, providing a real-time readout of enzyme activity. By pre-functionalizing the nanotubes for specific substrates, the Nanoassay™ eliminates the tedious, error-prone “mix and measure” steps of traditional assays, replacing them with a streamlined Dilute-Add-Scan workflow. No dyes. No stopping agents. No kidding.
What can Zymosense do for you?
Contract Nanoassay™ Services
Have a nightmare sample? Tackle your toughest challenges with custom protocols and functionalized nanosensors tailored to your specific needs.
Advancing Enzyme Science to Improve Lives
Zymosense is committed to expanding our understanding of enzymes and developing new and impactful technologies that improve lives. Formed in 2021, Zymosense was born out of research by co-founders Dr. Nigel Reuel, PhD and Dr. Nathaniel Kallmyer, PhD at Iowa State University. As the leader in new enzyme measurement technologies employing single-walled carbon nanotubes, Zymosense is purposefully situated within Iowa’s growing science and innovation corridor known as “Silicorn Valley” to collaborate with power enzyme users in food, personal care, pharma and energy.
