Conversion and utilization of solar energy is one of the most important strategies being
proposed to mitigate the foreshadowed global energy crisis and environmental issues …

Polymeric membranes are an energy‐efficient means of purifying water, but they suffer from
fouling during filtration. Modification of the membrane surface is one route to mitigating …

Li‐rich Mn‐rich layered oxides (LRLO) are considered promising cathode materials for high
energy density storage because of their very high capacities that owe to the reversible redox …

UV radiation (UV) is classified as a “complete carcinogen” because it is both a mutagen and
a non-specific damaging agent and has properties of both a tumor initiator and a tumor …

During the past decade, melanins and melanogenesis have attracted growing interest for a
broad range of biomedical and technological applications. The burst of polydopamine …

In the human skin, melanocytes are present in the epidermis and hair follicles. The basic
features of these cells are the ability to melanin production and the origin from neural crest …

Tissue engineering endeavors to regenerate tissues and organs through appropriate
cellular and molecular interactions at biological interfaces. To this aim, bio-mimicking …

Age-related hearing loss (AHL), also known as presbycusis, is a universal feature of
mammalian aging and is characterized by a decline of auditory function, such as increased …

Melanin is a unique pigment with myriad functions that is found in all biological kingdoms. It
is multifunctional, providing defense against environmental stresses such as ultraviolet (UV) …

Temperature profoundly impacts both the phenotypes and distributions of organisms. These
thermal effects exert strong selective pressures on behaviour, physiology and life history …