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

Bioinspired dopamine-conjugated polyaspartamide as a novel and versatile adhesive material

(2017) B. Wang et al.   Express Polymer Letters

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

Polydopamine Generates Hydroxyl Free Radicals under Ultraviolet-Light Illumination

(2017) Zehuan Wang et al.   LANGMUIR

Self-Polymerization of Dopamine in Acidic Environments without Oxygen

(2017) Tung-Po Chen et al.   LANGMUIR

Polymeric peptide pigments with sequence-encoded properties

(2017) Ayala Lampel et al.   SCIENCE

Eumelanin broadband absorption develops from aggregation-modulated chromophore interactions under structural and redox control

(2017) Raffaella Micillo et al.   Scientific Reports

Natural melanin pigments and their interfaces with metal ions and oxides: emerging concepts and technologies

(2017) Eduardo Di Mauro et al.   MRS Communications

Mimicking Melanosomes: Polydopamine Nanoparticles as Artificial Microparasols

(2017) Yuran Huang et al.   ACS Central Science

Anomalous evolution of broadband optical absorption reveals dynamic solid state reorganization during eumelanin build-up in thin films

(2017) Carmela Bonavolontà et al.   Scientific Reports

Structure and Function of Iron-Loaded Synthetic Melanin

(2016) Yiwen Li et al.   ACS Nano

Evidence of Porphyrin-Like Structures in Natural Melanin Pigments Using Electrochemical Fingerprinting

(2016) Young Jo Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multi-responsive photothermal-chemotherapy with drug-loaded melanin-like nanoparticles for synergetic tumor ablation

(2016) Xinyu Wang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

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

Recent approaches in designing bioadhesive materials inspired by mussel adhesive protein

(2016) Pegah Kord Forooshani et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Preparation of Thin Melanin-Type Films by Surface-Controlled Oxidation

(2016) Mikko Salomäki et al.   LANGMUIR

Effect of polydopamine coating on improving photostability of polyphenylene sulfide fiber

(2016) Xiao Yang et al.   POLYMER BULLETIN

Photoprotectionversusphotodamage: updating an old but still unsolved controversy about melanin

(2016) F Solano   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

The modulation of melanin-like materials: methods, characterization and applications

(2016) Zhaoxia Jin et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Polydopamine-Assisted Surface Modification for Bone Biosubstitutes

(2016) Shishu Huang et al.   Biomed Research International

Melanin-based flexible supercapacitors

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

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

(2015) Ruiping Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Sticky tubes and magnetic hydrogels co-assembled by a short peptide and melanin-like nanoparticles

(2015) Priyadip Das et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Hydroxide ion-mediated synthesis of monodisperse dopamine–melanin nanospheres

(2015) Soojeong Cho et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

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

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

Control of Heterogeneous Nucleation and Growth Kinetics of Dopamine-Melanin by Altering Substrate Chemistry

(2015) Luke Klosterman et al.   LANGMUIR

Biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces by combining mussel-inspired adhesion with lotus-inspired coating

(2015) Chao-Hua Xue et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

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

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

Water-Based Melanin Multilayer Thin Films with Broadband UV Absorption

(2015) Tyler Guin et al.   ACS Macro Letters

From commercial tyrosine polymers to a tailored polydopamine platform: concepts, issues and challenges en route to melanin-based bioelectronics

(2015) Marianna Ambrico et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

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

Natural melanin: A potential pH-responsive drug release device

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

Electrochemical biosensor for simultaneous determination of guanine and adenine based on dopamine-melanin colloidal nanospheres–graphene composites

(2014) Hai-Bo Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Melanin Nanoparticles (MNPs) provide protection against whole-body ɣ-irradiation in mice via restoration of hematopoietic tissues

(2014) Monira M. Rageh et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Excitonic effects from geometric order and disorder explain broadband optical absorption in eumelanin

(2014) Chun-Teh Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Simultaneous Enhancements of UV Resistance and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene by Incorporation of Dopamine-Modified Clay

(2013) Si Lei Phua et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

Bio-Inspired, Melanin-Like Nanoparticles as a Highly Efficient Contrast Agent for T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging

(2013) Kuk-Youn Ju et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Polydopamine-Assisted Osteoinductive Peptide Immobilization of Polymer Scaffolds for Enhanced Bone Regeneration by Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

(2013) Eunkyung Ko et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

“Green” electronics: biodegradable and biocompatible materials and devices for sustainable future

(2013) Mihai Irimia-Vladu   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Step-by-step deposition of synthetic dopamine-eumelanin and metal cations

(2013) Vincent Ball et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

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

Biologically derived melanin electrodes in aqueous sodium-ion energy storage devices

(2013) Y. J. Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Building-Block Diversity in Polydopamine Underpins a Multifunctional Eumelanin-Type Platform Tunable Through a Quinone Control Point

(2012) Nicola F. Della Vecchia et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Non-Covalent Self-Assembly and Covalent Polymerization Co-Contribute to Polydopamine Formation

(2012) Seonki Hong et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

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

(2012) Yanlan Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Catechol-Based Biomimetic Functional Materials

(2012) Josep Sedó et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-performance liquid chromatography estimation of cross-linking of dihydroxyindole moiety in eumelanin

(2012) Shosuke Ito et al.   ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Melanin-Based Coatings as Lead-Binding Agents

(2012) Karin Sono et al.   BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND APPLICATIONS

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

(2012) Marianna Arzillo et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Highly electrically conductive layered carbon derived from polydopamine and its functions in SnO2-based lithium ion battery anodes

(2012) Junhua Kong et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Elucidating the Structure of Poly(dopamine)

(2012) Daniel R. Dreyer et al.   LANGMUIR

Development of gadolinium based nanoparticles having an affinity towards melanin

(2012) Jessica Morlieras et al.   Nanoscale

Biomaterials-Based Electronics: Polymers and Interfaces for Biology and Medicine

(2012) Meredith Muskovich et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Toxicology of nanoparticles

(2011) Andreas Elsaesser et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Melanin Layer on Silicon: an Attractive Structure for a Possible Exploitation in Bio-Polymer Based Metal-Insulator-Silicon Devices

(2011) Marianna Ambrico et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Catechol-Functionalized Chitosan/Pluronic Hydrogels for Tissue Adhesives and Hemostatic Materials

(2011) Ji Hyun Ryu et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

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

(2011) Kuk-Youn Ju et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Dopamine-Mediated Continuous Assembly of Biodegradable Capsules

(2011) Christopher J. Ochs et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

(2011) Falk Bernsmann et al.   LANGMUIR

Polydopamine—a nature-inspired polymer coating for biomedical science

(2011) Martin E. Lynge et al.   Nanoscale

Ischemia and reperfusion—from mechanism to translation

(2011) Holger K Eltzschig et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Nanoparticle-based theranostic agents

(2010) Jin Xie et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

The Contribution of DOPA to Substrate-Peptide Adhesion and Internal Cohesion of Mussel-Inspired Synthetic Peptide Films

(2010) Travers H. Anderson et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Protein adsorption on dopamine–melanin films: Role of electrostatic interactions inferred from ζ-potential measurements versus chemisorption

(2010) Falk Bernsmann et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

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

(2010) Alessandro Pezzella et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY

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

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

Biocompatibility of biodegradable semiconducting melanin films for nerve tissue engineering

(2009) Christopher J. Bettinger et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Characterization of Dopamine−Melanin Growth on Silicon Oxide

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

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

The supramolecular structure of melanin

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

Device-Quality Electrically Conducting Melanin Thin Films

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

Facile Conjugation of Biomolecules onto Surfaces via Mussel Adhesive Protein Inspired Coatings

(2008) Haeshin Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2008) Geoffrey Goodman et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Chemistry of Mixed Melanogenesis—Pivotal Roles of Dopaquinone

(2007) Shosuke Ito et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY