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

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

(2016) Young Jo Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ethylene glycol assisted preparation of Ti 4+ -modified polydopamine coated magnetic particles with rough surface for capture of phosphorylated proteins

(2016) Xiangdong Ma et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Core–shell structured TiO2@polydopamine for highly active visible-light photocatalysis

(2016) Wen-Xin Mao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Magnetically separable and recyclable Fe 3 O 4 –polydopamine hybrid hollow microsphere for highly efficient peroxidase mimetic catalysts

(2016) Shujun Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Bio-inspired durable, superhydrophobic magnetic particles for oil/water separation

(2016) Liang Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic Acid–TiO2 Charge Transfer Complexes in the Radical Polymerization of Melanogenic Precursor(s)

(2016) Giuseppe Vitiello et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Lithium purification from aqueous solutions using bioinspired redox-active melanin membranes

(2016) Hang-Ah Park et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Electronic control of H+ current in a bioprotonic device with Gramicidin A and Alamethicin

(2016) Zahra Hemmatian et al.   Nature Communications

Resistive switching controlled by the hydration level in thin films of the biopigment eumelanin

(2016) E. Di Mauro et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Melanin-based flexible supercapacitors

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

Self-cleaning properties in engineered sensors for dopamine electroanalytical detection

(2015) Guido Soliveri et al.   ANALYST

Patterning of polymer brushes made easy using titanium dioxide: direct and remote photocatalytic lithography

(2015) G. Panzarasa et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Protonic and Electronic Transport in Hydrated Thin Films of the Pigment Eumelanin

(2015) Julia Wünsche et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Highly controlled coating of biomimetic polydopamine in TiO2 nanotubes

(2015) Gabriel Loget et al.   ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS

Using Sepia melanin as a PD model to describe the binding characteristics of neuromelanin – A critical review

(2015) Rhiannon L. Schroeder et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY

Self-assembly of indole-2-carboxylic acid at graphite and gold surfaces

(2015) Fabrizio De Marchi et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Heavy Water as a Probe of the Free Radical Nature and Electrical Conductivity of Melanin

(2015) Shermiyah B. Rienecker et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

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

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

Titania as a driving agent for DHICA polymerization: a novel strategy for the design of bioinspired antimicrobial nanomaterials

(2015) Giuseppe Vitiello et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Multifunctional Fe3O4@Polydopamine Core–Shell Nanocomposites for Intracellular mRNA Detection and Imaging-Guided Photothermal Therapy

(2014) Li-Sen Lin et al.   ACS Nano

Hybrid Proton and Electron Transport in Peptide Fibrils

(2014) Moran Amit et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Catechol-Mediated Reversible Binding of Multivalent Cations in Eumelanin Half-Cells

(2014) Young Jo Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Dopamine-assisted one-pot synthesis of zinc ferrite-embedded porous carbon nanospheres for ultrafast and stable lithium ion batteries

(2014) Xiayin Yao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

(2014) Yanlan Liu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Metal ion influence on eumelanin fluorescence and structure

(2014) Jens-Uwe Sutter et al.   Methods and Applications in Fluorescence

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

In Situ Formation of Dendrites in Eumelanin Thin Films between Gold Electrodes

(2013) Julia Wünsche et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL 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

Biosorption of uranium by melanin: Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies

(2013) Amardeep Singh Saini et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

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

Electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices inspired by nature

(2013) P Meredith et al.   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Titanium dioxide nanomaterials cause endothelial cell leakiness by disrupting the homophilic interaction of VE–cadherin

(2013) M.I. Setyawati et al.   Nature Communications

A versatile ethanol-mediated polymerization of dopamine for efficient surface modification and the construction of functional core–shell nanostructures

(2013) Qin Yue et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Eumelanin thin films: solution-processing, growth, and charge transport properties

(2013) Julia Wünsche et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Studies on Synthetic and Natural Melanin and Its Affinity for Fe(III) Ion

(2012) T. G. Costa et al.   BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND APPLICATIONS

A New Mussel-Inspired Polydopamine Sensitizer for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Controlled Synthesis and Charge Transfer

(2012) Hye Jin Nam et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Towards the development of a novel bioinspired functional material: Synthesis and characterization of hybrid TiO2/DHICA-melanin nanoparticles

(2012) Alessandro Pezzella et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

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

Polydopamine Spheres as Active Templates for Convenient Synthesis of Various Nanostructures

(2012) Jian Yan et al.   Small

Polydopamine Nanoparticles as a New and Highly Selective Biosorbent for the Removal of Copper (II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions

(2012) Neda Farnad et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Mussel-Inspired Adhesives and Coatings

(2011) Bruce P. Lee et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

The reduction of Ag+ in metallic silver on pseudomelanin films allows for antibacterial activity but does not imply unpaired electrons

(2011) Vincent Ball et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

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

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

Electrochemical metallization memories—fundamentals, applications, prospects

(2011) Ilia Valov et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

One-step synthesis of monodisperse polydopamine-coated silver core–shell nanostructures for enhanced photocatalysis

(2011) Jiu-Ju Feng et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli

(2011) N. Holten-Andersen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) by SquidOmmastrephes bartramiMelanin

(2010) Shiguo Chen et al.   BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND APPLICATIONS

Pdop layer exhibiting zwitterionicity: a simple electrochemical interface for governing ion permeability

(2010) Bo Yu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Structural Degradation at the Surface of a TiO2-Based Nanomaterial Used in Cosmetics

(2010) Mélanie Auffan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Regulation of DHICA-mediated antioxidation by dopachrome tautomerase: Implication for skin photoprotection against UVA radiation

(2010) Shan Jiang et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Preparation of IDA-Cu functionalized core–satellite Fe3O4/polydopamine/Au magnetic nanocomposites and their application for depletion of abundant protein in bovine blood

(2010) Min Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Study on penetration of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles into intact and damaged skin in vitro

(2010) Mika Senzui et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Poly(5,6-dimethoxyindole-2-carboxylic acid) (PDMICA): A Melanin-Like Polymer with Unique Electrochromic and Structural Properties

(2010) Laura K. Povlich et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Human skin pigmentation as an adaptation to UV radiation

(2010) N. G. Jablonski et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Iron-Clad Fibers: A Metal-Based Biological Strategy for Hard Flexible Coatings

(2010) M. J. Harrington et al.   SCIENCE

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

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

Influence of Copper(II) Ions on Radicals in DOPA–Melanin

(2009) Lidia Najder-Kozdrowska et al.   APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE

Biocompatibility of biodegradable semiconducting melanin films for nerve tissue engineering

(2009) Christopher J. Bettinger et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Role of particle coating in controlling skin damage photoinduced by titania nanoparticles

(2009) Maria Eugenia Carlotti et al.   FREE RADICAL RESEARCH

The safety of nanosized particles in titanium dioxide– and zinc oxide–based sunscreens

(2009) Marissa D. Newman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY

Melanin precursors prevent premature age-related and noise-induced hearing loss in albino mice

(2009) Silvia Murillo-Cuesta et al.   Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Effects of metal electrodes on the resistive memory switching property of NiO thin films

(2008) C. B. Lee et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Investigation of micronized titanium dioxide penetration in human skin xenografts and its effect on cellular functions of human skin-derived cells

(2008) Borbla Kiss et al.   EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY