New insight into melanin for food packaging and biotechnology applications

Melanin nanoparticles as a promising tool for biomedical applications – a review

(2020) Mariana Caldas et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

High performance of alginate/polyvinyl alcohol composite film based on natural original melanin nanoparticles used as food thermal insulating and UV–vis block

(2020) Manli Yang et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Photoprotection and Skin Pigmentation: Melanin-Related Molecules and Some Other New Agents Obtained from Natural Sources

(2020) Francisco Solano   MOLECULES

A Melanin-Related Phenolic Polymer with Potent Photoprotective and Antioxidant Activities for Dermo-Cosmetic Applications

(2020) Davide Liberti et al.   Antioxidants

Anthocyanin food colorant and its application in pH-responsive color change indicator films

(2020) Swarup Roy et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Preparation of polypropylene/poly (butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) composite films incorporated with melanin for prevention of greening of potatoes

(2020) Yeong‐Ju Bang et al.   PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

Essential oils as additives in active food packaging

(2020) Shubham Sharma et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Microbial production of melanin and its various applications

(2020) Anh N. Tran-Ly et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Whey Protein Concentrate/Isolate Biofunctional Films Modified with Melanin from Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Seeds

(2020) Łukasz Łopusiewicz et al.   Materials

Incorporation of melanin nanoparticles improves UV-shielding, mechanical and antioxidant properties of cellulose nanofiber based nanocomposite films

(2020) Swarup Roy et al.   Materials Today Communications

Recent advances in the preparation, physical and functional properties, and applications of anthocyanins-based active and intelligent packaging films

(2020) Huimin Yong et al.   Food Packaging and Shelf Life

Melanin/polydopamine-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications

(2019) Chao Qi et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Biodegradable UV-Blocking Films through Core–Shell Lignin–Melanin Nanoparticles in Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)

(2019) Qianqiu Xing et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Melanin processing by keratinocytes: A non‐microbial type of host‐pathogen interaction?

(2019) Hugo Moreiras et al.   TRAFFIC

Eumelanin for nature‐inspired UV‐absorption enhancement of plastics

(2019) Eduardo Di Mauro et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Melanin-Mediated Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Preparation of Functional Agar/CuO NP Nanocomposite Films

(2019) Swarup Roy et al.   Journal of Nanomaterials

Agar-based antioxidant composite films incorporated with melanin nanoparticles

(2019) Swarup Roy et al.   FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS

Preparation of carrageenan-based functional nanocomposite films incorporated with melanin nanoparticles

(2019) Swarup Roy et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Synthetic melanin nanoparticles as peroxynitrite scavengers, photothermal anticancer and heavy metals removal platforms

(2019) Shaimaa Maher et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Carrageenan-based antimicrobial bionanocomposite films incorporated with ZnO nanoparticles stabilized by melanin

(2019) Swarup Roy et al.   FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS

Synthesis of Melanin Mediated Silver Nanoparticles from Aeromonas sp. SNS Using Response Surface Methodology: Characterization with the Biomedical Applications and Photocatalytic Degradation of Brilliant Green

(2019) Swati T. Gurme et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Melanin: A Greener Route To Enhance Energy Storage under Solar Light

(2019) Ri Xu et al.   ACS Omega

From Extraction to Advanced Analytical Methods: The Challenges of Melanin Analysis

(2019) Ioana-Ecaterina Pralea et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Melanin–Perovskite Composites for Photothermal Conversion

(2019) Kai Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Effect of melanin nanoparticles on the mechanical, water vapor barrier, and antioxidant properties of gelatin-based films for food packaging application

(2019) Shiv Shankar et al.   Food Packaging and Shelf Life

Natural Eumelanin and Its Derivatives as Multifunctional Materials for Bioinspired Applications: A Review

(2019) Wanjie Xie et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Mechanism of UVA Degradation of Synthetic Eumelanin

(2019) Weiyao Li et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Production of melanin pigments in saprophytic fungi in vitro and during infection

(2019) Siriporn Chongkae et al.   JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY

Melanin biopolymers: tailoring chemical complexity for materials design

(2019) Marco d'Ischia et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Preparation and characterization of synthetic melanin-like nanoparticles reinforced chitosan nanocomposite films

(2019) Swarup Roy et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Antibacterial LDPE/GSE/Mel/ZnONP composite film-coated wrapping paper for convenience food packaging application

(2019) Shiv Shankar et al.   Food Packaging and Shelf Life

Effects of Melanin on Optical Behavior of Polymer: From Natural Pigment to Materials Applications

(2018) Yang Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Active packaging films with natural antioxidants to be used in meat industry: A review

(2018) Rubén Domínguez et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Room temperature preparation of fluorescent starch nanoparticles from starch-dopamine conjugates and their biological applications

(2018) Yingge Shi et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

New Poly(lactic acid) Active Packaging Composite Films Incorporated with Fungal Melanin

(2018) et al.   Polymers

Smart nanopackaging for the enhancement of food shelf life

(2018) Mahendra Rai et al.   Environmental Chemistry Letters

Structure, molecular modification and anti-tumor activity of melanin from Lachnum singerianum

(2018) Ziyang Ye et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

A concise guide to active agents for active food packaging

(2018) Carla Vilela et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Melanin-based nanoparticles in biomedical applications: From molecular imaging to treatment of diseases

(2018) Xinyu Wang et al.   CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS

Bio-inspired melanin nanoparticles induce cancer cell death by iron adsorption

(2018) James Perring et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE

Isolation and characterization of melanin from black garlic and sepia ink

(2018) Long-Feng Wang et al.   LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Melanin-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticle and its use for the preparation of carrageenan-based antibacterial films

(2018) Swarup Roy et al.   FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS

Characterization of the physicochemical properties and extraction optimization of natural melanin from Inonotus hispidus mushroom

(2018) Ruolin Hou et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Erythrocyte-cancer hybrid membrane-camouflaged melanin nanoparticles for enhancing photothermal therapy efficacy in tumors

(2018) Qin Jiang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Antibacterial activity and a membrane damage mechanism of Lachnum YM30 melanin against Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus

(2017) Can Xu et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Melanin-Based Contrast Agents for Biomedical Optoacoustic Imaging and Theranostic Applications

(2017) Dario Livio Longo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Melanin and Melanin-Related Polymers as Materials with Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications—Cuttlefish Ink and Mussel Foot Proteins as Inspired Biomolecules

(2017) Francisco Solano   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Highly effective photothermal chemotherapy with pH-responsive polymer-coated drug-loaded melanin-like nanoparticles

(2017) Chengwei Zhang et al.   International Journal of Nanomedicine

Comprehensive Insights into the Multi-Antioxidative Mechanisms of Melanin Nanoparticles and Their Application To Protect Brain from Injury in Ischemic Stroke

(2017) Yanlan Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Antimicrobial activity of eumelanin-based hybrids: The role of TiO 2 in modulating the structure and biological performance

(2017) Giuseppe Vitiello et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Polydopamine-functionalized nanographene oxide: a versatile nanocarrier for chemotherapy and photothermal therapy

(2017) Xinyuan Zhang et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Bioproduction, characterization, anticancer and antioxidant activities of extracellular melanin pigment produced by newly isolated microbial cell factories Streptomyces glaucescens NEAE-H

(2017) Noura El-Ahmady El-Naggar et al.   Scientific Reports

Versatile Surface Modification Using Polydopamine and Related Polycatecholamines: Chemistry, Structure, and Applications

(2017) Thomas G. Barclay et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Melanin-Associated Synthesis of SERS-Active Nanostructures and the Application for Monitoring of Intracellular Melanogenesis

(2017) Haixin Dong et al.   Nanomaterials

Mimicking Melanosomes: Polydopamine Nanoparticles as Artificial Microparasols

(2017) Yuran Huang et al.   ACS Central Science

Synthesis of Nm-PHB (nanomelanin-polyhydroxy butyrate) nanocomposite film and its protective effect against biofilm-forming multi drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus

(2017) George Seghal Kiran et al.   Scientific Reports

Silica-Coated Metal Chelating-Melanin Nanoparticles as a Dual-Modal Contrast Enhancement Imaging and Therapeutic Agent

(2016) Soojeong Cho et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Multimodal-Imaging-Guided Cancer Phototherapy by Versatile Biomimetic Theranostics with UV and γ-Irradiation Protection

(2016) Jing Lin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Superior Performance of Polyurethane Based on Natural Melanin Nanoparticles

(2016) Yang Wang et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Melanin nanoparticles derived from a homology of medicine and food for sentinel lymph node mapping and photothermal in vivo cancer therapy

(2016) Maoquan Chu et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Polydopamine-based coordination nanocomplex for T1/T2 dual mode magnetic resonance imaging-guided chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy

(2016) Yan Chen et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Response Surface Methodology Optimization of Melanin Production by Streptomyces cyaneus and Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Gamma Radiation

(2016) Ahmed Ibrahim El-Batal et al.   JOURNAL OF CLUSTER SCIENCE

Artificial pheomelanin nanoparticles and their photo-sensitization properties

(2016) Jung Pyo et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Polydopamine as a promising candidate for the design of high performance and corrosion-tolerant polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrodes

(2016) Hongtao Long et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

pH-Induced aggregated melanin nanoparticles for photoacoustic signal amplification

(2016) Kuk-Youn Ju et al.   Nanoscale

Structural characterization of allomelanin from black oat

(2016) Mónika Varga et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Photoprotectionversusphotodamage: updating an old but still unsolved controversy about melanin

(2016) F Solano   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Melanin from a physicochemical point of view

(2016) Julian M Menter   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Essential oils as additives in biodegradable films and coatings for active food packaging

(2016) Lorena Atarés et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Water Soluble Melanin Derivatives for Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Photoacoustic Imaging of Tumor Vasculature and Response to Antiangiogenic Therapy

(2016) Dario L. Longo et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Simultaneous Enhancements of UV-Shielding Properties and Photostability of Poly(vinyl alcohol) via Incorporation of Sepia Eumelanin

(2016) Yang Wang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Melanin nanoparticles as an endogenous agent for efficient iron overload therapy

(2016) Junjie Yan et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Melanin production from marine Streptomyces

(2016) Vasanthabharathi V et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Polydopamine as a Biocompatible Multifunctional Nanocarrier for Combined Radioisotope Therapy and Chemotherapy of Cancer

(2015) Xiaoyan Zhong et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Engineering Melanin Nanoparticles as an Efficient Drug-Delivery System for Imaging-Guided Chemotherapy

(2015) Ruiping Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multifunctional Magnetic Nanochains: Exploiting Self-Polymerization and Versatile Reactivity of Mussel-Inspired Polydopamine

(2015) Jiajing Zhou et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Preparation of melanin from Catharsius molossus L. and preliminary study on its chemical structure

(2015) Chao Xin et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Stabilization of gold nanoparticles on glass surface with polydopamine thin film for reliable LSPR sensing

(2015) Hongming Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Melanins and melanogenesis: from pigment cells to human health and technological applications

(2015) Marco d'Ischia et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Strong nanocomposite reinforcement effects in poly(vinyl alcohol) with melanin nanoparticles

(2015) Yang Wang et al.   RSC Advances

Fungal Melanin: What do We Know About Structure?

(2015) Joshua D. Nosanchuk et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Polydopamine and Eumelanin: From Structure–Property Relationships to a Unified Tailoring Strategy

(2014) Marco d’Ischia et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Polydopamine and Its Derivative Materials: Synthesis and Promising Applications in Energy, Environmental, and Biomedical Fields

(2014) Yanlan Liu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Polydopamine-An Organocatalyst Rather than an Innocent Polymer

(2014) Radosław Mrówczyński et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Natural melanin: A potential pH-responsive drug release device

(2014) Marco Araújo et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Water Soluble Melanin of Streptomyces lusitanus DMZ3 Persuade Synthesis of Enhanced Bio-medically Active Silver Nanoparticles

(2014) D. N. Madhusudhan et al.   JOURNAL OF CLUSTER SCIENCE

Fabrication of Fe3+ doped Mg/Al layered double hydroxides and their application in UV light-shielding coatings

(2014) Xiaolong Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Melanin-templated rapid synthesis of silver nanostructures

(2014) George Kiran et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY

High Ionic Strength Formation of DOPA-Melanin Coating for Loading and Release of Cationic Antimicrobial Compounds

(2014) Jinghao Kuang et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

The Synthetic Melanin Nanoparticles Having An Excellent Binding Capacity of Heavy Metal Ions

(2013) Da Jeong Kim et al.   BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Purification, structure and anti-radiation activity of melanin from Lachnum YM404

(2013) Ming Ye et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Enhanced thermal stability of poly(vinyl alcohol) in presence of melanin

(2013) Weifu Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY

Melanin mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles by Yarrowia lipolytica

(2013) Mugdha Apte et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Melanins and melanogenesis: methods, standards, protocols

(2013) Marco d'Ischia et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

3, 4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine-derived melanin from Yarrowia lipolytica mediates the synthesis of silver and gold nanostructures

(2013) Mugdha Apte et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY

Psychrotrophic yeast Yarrowia lipolytica NCYC 789 mediates the synthesis of antimicrobial silver nanoparticles via cell-associated melanin

(2013) Mugdha Apte et al.   AMB Express

Dopamine-Melanin Colloidal Nanospheres: An Efficient Near-Infrared Photothermal Therapeutic Agent for In Vivo Cancer Therapy

(2012) Yanlan Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

In vitro antibiofilm activity of the melanin from Auricularia auricula, an edible jelly mushroom

(2012) Li Bin et al.   ANNALS OF MICROBIOLOGY

On the origin of electrical conductivity in the bio-electronic material melanin

(2012) A. Bernardus Mostert et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Isolation, characterization of melanin derived from Ophiocordyceps sinensis, an entomogenous fungus endemic to the Tibetan Plateau

(2012) Caihong Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Biocompatible polydopamine fluorescent organic nanoparticles: facile preparation and cell imaging

(2012) Xiaoyong Zhang et al.   Nanoscale

Neuromelanins of Human Brain Have Soluble and Insoluble Components with Dolichols Attached to the Melanic Structure

(2012) Mireille Engelen et al.   PLoS One

Melanoma induction by ultraviolet A but not ultraviolet B radiation requires melanin pigment

(2012) Frances P. Noonan et al.   Nature Communications

Synthesis and assembly of fungal melanin

(2011) Helene C. Eisenman et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Bioinspired Polymerization of Dopamine to Generate Melanin-Like Nanoparticles Having an Excellent Free-Radical-Scavenging Property

(2011) Kuk-Youn Ju et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Generation and suppression of singlet oxygen in hair by photosensitization of melanin

(2011) Orlando Chiarelli-Neto et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Physicochemical characterization and antioxidant activity of melanin from a novel strain of Aspergillus bridgeri ICTF-201

(2011) C. Ganesh Kumar et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Thermooxidative Stabilization of Polymers Using Natural and Synthetic Melanins

(2011) Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Preparation and characterization of bio-compatible Fe3O4@Polydopamine spheres with core/shell nanostructure

(2011) Jingyu Si et al.   MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Polydopamine—a nature-inspired polymer coating for biomedical science

(2011) Martin E. Lynge et al.   Nanoscale

Melanin-Covered Nanoparticles for Protection of Bone Marrow During Radiation Therapy of Cancer

(2010) Andrew D. Schweitzer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS

Inhibition of quorum sensing in Chromobacterium violaceum by pigments extracted from Auricularia auricular

(2010) H. Zhu et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Stepping up melanocytes to the challenge of UV exposure

(2010) Zalfa A. Abdel-Malek et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Biocompatibility of biodegradable semiconducting melanin films for nerve tissue engineering

(2009) Christopher J. Bettinger et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Physicochemical characterisation and antioxidant activity of melanin from the muscles of Taihe Black-bone silky fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson)

(2008) Yong-gang Tu et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Melanin absorption spectroscopy: new method for noninvasive skin investigation and melanoma detection

(2008) George Zonios et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS

Melanin directly converts light for vertebrate metabolic use: Heuristic thoughts on birds, Icarus and dark human skin

(2008) Geoffrey Goodman et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Isolation and characterization of melanin pigment from Pleurotus cystidiosus (telomorph of Antromycopsis macrocarpa)

(2008) P. Selvakumar et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY