Intermolecular π-Electron Perturbations Generate Extrinsic Visible Contributions to Eumelanin Black Chromophore in Model Polymers with Interrupted Interring Conjugation

Eumelanin Buildup on the Nanoscale: Aggregate Growth/Assembly and Visible Absorption Development in Biomimetic 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Polymerization.

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5,6-Dihydroxyindole Oxidation in Phosphate Buffer/Polyvinyl Alcohol: A New Model System for Studies of Visible Chromophore Development in Synthetic Eumelanin Polymers

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Chemical and Structural Diversity in Eumelanins: Unexplored Bio-Optoelectronic Materials

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Lack of Visible Chromophore Development in the Pulse Radiolysis Oxidation of 5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic Acid Oligomers: DFT Investigation and Implications for Eumelanin Absorption Properties

(2009) Alessandro Pezzella et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Disentangling Eumelanin “Black Chromophore”: Visible Absorption Changes As Signatures of Oxidation State- and Aggregation-Dependent Dynamic Interactions in a Model Water-Soluble 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Polymer

(2009) Alessandro Pezzella et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and Polymerization Studies of Organic-Soluble Eumelanins

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Structural Effects on the Electronic Absorption Properties of 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Oligomers: The Potential of an Integrated Experimental and DFT Approach to Model Eumelanin Optical Properties

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Ultra-low Temperature Oxidation of 5,6-Dihydroxyindole: A Novel Approach to Study Synthetic Melanogenesis

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