A melanin-inspired pro-oxidant system for dopa(mine) polymerization: mimicking the natural casing process

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

(2011) Kuk-Youn Ju et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Uncovering the Structure of Human Red Hair Pheomelanin: Benzothiazolylthiazinodihydroisoquinolines As Key Building Blocks

(2011) Giorgia Greco et al.   JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS

Mussel-Inspired Encapsulation and Functionalization of Individual Yeast Cells

(2011) Sung Ho Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

(2011) Falk Bernsmann et al.   LANGMUIR

The Red and the Black

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

Cyclic Structural Motifs in 5,6-Dihydroxyindole Polymerization Uncovered: Biomimetic Modular Buildup of a Unique Five-Membered Macrocycle

(2010) Marianna Arzillo et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Oxidant-induced dopamine polymerization for multifunctional coatings

(2010) Qiang Wei et al.   Polymer Chemistry

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

(2009) Marco d'Ischia et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Robust polydopamine nano/microcapsules and their loading and release behavior

(2009) Bo Yu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Human Iridal Stroma Melanosomes of Varying Pheomelanin Contents Possess a Common Eumelanic Outer Surface

(2009) Dana N. Peles et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

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

Isomeric cysteinyldopas provide a (photo)degradable bulk component and a robust structural element in red human hair pheomelanin

(2009) Giorgia Greco et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Chemical analysis of late stages of pheomelanogenesis: conversion of dihydrobenzothiazine to a benzothiazole structure

(2009) Kazumasa Wakamatsu et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Current challenges in understanding melanogenesis: bridging chemistry, biological control, morphology, and function

(2009) John D Simon et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Device-Quality Electrically Conducting Melanin Thin Films

(2008) Jacques P. Bothma et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The "Benzothiazine" Chromophore of Pheomelanins: A Reassessment

(2007) Alessandra Napolitano et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY