Elucidation of the hierarchical structure of natural eumelanins

Bioinspired bright noniridescent photonic melanin supraballs

(2017) Ming Xiao et al.   Science Advances

Structure and Function of Iron-Loaded Synthetic Melanin

(2016) Yiwen Li et al.   ACS Nano

Bioinspired Functionalized Melanin Nanovariants with a Range of Properties Provide Effective Color Matched Photoprotection in Skin

(2016) Manika Vij et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Superior Performance of Polyurethane Based on Natural Melanin Nanoparticles

(2016) Yang Wang et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Surface-Functionalization of Nanostructured Cellulose Aerogels by Solid State Eumelanin Coating

(2016) Lucia Panzella et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Stimuli-Responsive Structurally Colored Films from Bioinspired Synthetic Melanin Nanoparticles

(2016) Ming Xiao et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Onset of the Electronic Absorption Spectra of Isolated and π-Stacked Oligomers of 5,6-Dihydroxyindole: An Ab Initio Study of the Building Blocks of Eumelanin

(2016) Deniz Tuna et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Melanin-based flexible supercapacitors

(2016) Prajwal Kumar et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Bio-Inspired Structural Colors Produced via Self-Assembly of Synthetic Melanin Nanoparticles

(2015) Ming Xiao et al.   ACS Nano

Mass Spectrometric and Spectrophotometric Analyses Reveal an Alternative Structure and a New Formation Mechanism for Melanin

(2015) Yuanjiao Li et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Dopamine-Melanin Nanofilms for Biomimetic Structural Coloration

(2015) Tong-Fei Wu et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Spiders do have melanin after all

(2015) B.-K. Hsiung et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Improving the Electrochemical Performance of Si Nanoparticle Anode Material by Synergistic Strategies of Polydopamine and Graphene Oxide Coatings

(2015) Chengcheng Fang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Melanin Polymerization Held in Check: A Composite of Dihydroxyphenylalanine with Zeolite Beta

(2015) Meryem Bouchoucha et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Polycatechol Nanoparticle MRI Contrast Agents

(2015) Yiwen Li et al.   Small

Ontogeny of an iridescent nanostructure composed of hollow melanosomes

(2014) Matthew D. Shawkey et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Superior Photoprotective Motifs and Mechanisms in Eumelanins Uncovered

(2014) Alice Corani et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Insights into the Aggregation/Deposition and Structure of a Polydopamine Film

(2014) Yonghui Ding et al.   LANGMUIR

Melanosome evolution indicates a key physiological shift within feathered dinosaurs

(2014) Quanguo Li et al.   NATURE

Nanostructural basis of rainbow-like iridescence in common bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera feathers

(2014) Ming Xiao et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Demonstration of a common indole-based aromatic core in natural and synthetic eumelanins by solid-state NMR

(2014) Subhasish Chatterjee et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Self-Assembly of Tetramers of 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Explains the Primary Physical Properties of Eumelanin: Experiment, Simulation, and Design

(2013) Chun-Teh Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Interfacial Assembly of Mussel-Inspired Au@Ag@ Polydopamine Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Recyclable Nanocatalysts

(2013) Jiajing Zhou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Atypical Structural and π-Electron Features of a Melanin Polymer That Lead to Superior Free-Radical-Scavenging Properties

(2013) Lucia Panzella et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Hydration-Controlled X-Band EPR Spectroscopy: A Tool for Unravelling the Complexities of the Solid-State Free Radical in Eumelanin

(2013) A. Bernardus Mostert et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Characterization of Polydopamine Thin Films Deposited at Short Times by Autoxidation of Dopamine

(2013) Rebecca A. Zangmeister et al.   LANGMUIR

Structure of Polydopamine: A Never-Ending Story?

(2013) Jürgen Liebscher et al.   LANGMUIR

Melanins and melanogenesis: methods, standards, protocols

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

Oxygen Concentration Control of Dopamine-Induced High Uniformity Surface Coating Chemistry

(2012) Hyo Won Kim et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

(2012) Yanlan Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Probing the Motional Behavior of Eumelanin and Pheomelanin with Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy: New Insights into the Pigment Properties

(2012) Pierre Thureau et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Elucidating the Structure of Poly(dopamine)

(2012) Daniel R. Dreyer et al.   LANGMUIR

Direct chemical evidence for eumelanin pigment from the Jurassic period

(2012) K. Glass et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Role of semiconductivity and ion transport in the electrical conduction of melanin

(2012) A. B. Mostert et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dopamine−Melanin Film Deposition Depends on the Used Oxidant and Buffer Solution

(2011) Falk Bernsmann et al.   LANGMUIR

Fast and Slow Dynamics in a Discotic Liquid Crystal with Regions of Columnar Order and Disorder

(2011) M. R. Hansen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Inactivation of Pmel Alters Melanosome Shape But Has Only a Subtle Effect on Visible Pigmentation

(2011) Anders R. Hellström et al.   PLoS Genetics

The Red and the Black

(2010) John D. Simon et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Characterization of Dopamine−Melanin Growth on Silicon Oxide

(2009) Falk Bernsmann et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

The supramolecular structure of melanin

(2009) Andrew A. R. Watt et al.   Soft Matter

Following Fungal Melanin Biosynthesis with Solid-State NMR: Biopolymer Molecular Structures and Possible Connections to Cell-Wall Polysaccharides†

(2008) Junyan Zhong et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Role of Solvent, pH, and Molecular Size in Excited-State Deactivation of Key Eumelanin Building Blocks: Implications for Melanin Pigment Photostability

(2008) M. Gauden et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and FTIR characterization of the sepia melanin pigment used in works of art

(2007) Silvia A. Centeno et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

Chemistry of Mixed Melanogenesis—Pivotal Roles of Dopaquinone

(2007) Shosuke Ito et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY