Ultraviolet radiations: Skin defense-damage mechanism

D Mohania, S Chandel, P Kumar, V Verma… - Ultraviolet Light in …, 2017 - Springer
… The absorption of ionizing rays by DNA leads mutation and … ; one is through enhanced
pigment (melanin) and MC1R … pigment (melanin) which could dampen the effect of UV rays by …

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

S Roy, HC Kim, JW Kim, L Zhai, QY Zhu… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
… Strong hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) interaction between melanin and the polymer
matrices improves the mechanical properties of the polymer films. Also, melanin is known for its …

A bioinspired strategy toward UV absorption enhancement of melanin-like polymers for sun protection

Z Yang, J Zhang, H Liu, J Hu, X Wang, W Bai… - CCS …, 2023 - chinesechemsoc.org
… After 7 consecutive days of UV irradiation, the skin … increase in melanin and erythema (Figure
5h,i). However, compared with the group of commercial sunscreen and GEL-0, the melanin

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

M Caldas, AC Santos, F Veiga, R Rebelo, RL Reis… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
… an increase by 8, 4, 17 and 10 folds in the radiation control … but also magnetic and electrical
features that, once together, can … achieved depth in the absence of ionizing radiation [58]. …

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

R Hou, X Liu, K Xiang, L Chen, X Wu, W Lin, M Zheng… - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
… 3, the yield of melanin increases with the increase in NaOH concentration and the yield
was the highest when the concentration of NaOH was 0.5 mol/L. After this, the yield began to …

The influence of copper ions on the transport and relaxation properties of hydrated eumelanin

PA Abramov, SS Zhukov, M Savinov… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
… most common type of melanin found in the animal kingdom. … convert ionising radiation, 18
allow creating printed electronics … influence, we see that an increase in the concentration of Cu …

Synthetic melanin hybrid patchy nanoparticle photocatalysts

Y Zou, Z Wang, Z Chen, QP Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
properties and catalytic behaviors. Those resulting functional nanocomposites exhibited
significantly enhanced … of methylene blue under visible light irradiation. We believe that the …

Homogeneous melanin/silica core-shell particles incorporated in poly (methyl methacrylate) for enhanced UV protection, thermal stability, and mechanical properties

Y Liang, W Xie, E Pakdel, M Zhang, L Sun… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
melanin as original melanin for a better in-depth study. … process significantly enhanced the
dispersity of melanin in water … of melanin presence on UV-shielding, thermal properties and …

Molecular hyperpolarization-directed photothermally enhanced melanin-inspired polymers

W Bai, P Xiang, H Liu, H Guo, Z Tang, P Yang… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
… The amplitude of the EIA drops quickly with the increase of … In summary, the doping of TCCA
into the PDA could enhance … the rational design of melanin material structures for sunlight-…

Characterization and biological activities of melanin pigment from root endophytic fungus, Phoma sp. RDSE17

K Surendirakumar, RR Pandey, T Muthukumar… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
… of melanin. Exposure of the fungus to melanin pathway inhibitors revealed a positive melanin
… Thus, the melanin from Phoma sp. may be a member of the DHN family. Moreover, the …