Versatile polydopamine platforms: synthesis and promising applications for surface modification and advanced nanomedicine

W Cheng, X Zeng, H Chen, Z Li, W Zeng, L Mei… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
As a mussel-inspired material, polydopamine (PDA), possesses many properties, such as a
simple preparation process, good biocompatibility, strong adhesive property, easy …

Phenolic-enabled nanotechnology: versatile particle engineering for biomedicine

D Wu, J Zhou, MN Creyer, W Yim, Z Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Phenolics are ubiquitous in nature and have gained immense research attention because of
their unique physiochemical properties and widespread industrial use. In recent decades …

Nanostructured particles assembled from natural building blocks for advanced therapies

Y Ju, H Liao, JJ Richardson, J Guo… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Advanced treatments based on immune system manipulation, gene transcription and
regulation, specific organ and cell targeting, and/or photon energy conversion have …

Biomaterials Facilitating Dendritic Cell‐Mediated Cancer Immunotherapy

H Dong, Q Li, Y Zhang, M Ding, Z Teng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dendritic cell (DC)‐based cancer immunotherapy has exhibited remarkable clinical
prospects because DCs play a central role in initiating and regulating adaptive immune …

Melanin‐like nanomaterials for advanced biomedical applications: a versatile platform with extraordinary promise

H Liu, Y Yang, Y Liu, J Pan, J Wang, F Man… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Developing efficient, sustainable, and biocompatible high‐tech nanoplatforms derived from
naturally existing components in living organisms is highly beneficial for diverse advanced …

Melanin and melanin-functionalized nanoparticles as promising tools in cancer research—a review

I Marcovici, D Coricovac, I Pinzaru, IG Macasoi… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although a notable evolution was recorded in the field of cancer, both in
terms of therapeutic options and diagnostic tools, with nanotechnology contributing …

Mussel‐inspired polydopamine: the bridge for targeting drug delivery system and synergistic cancer treatment

W Wang, Z Tang, Y Zhang, Q Wang… - Macromolecular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Polydopamine (PDA), a mussel‐inspired molecule, has been recognized as
attractive in cancer therapy due to a number of inherent advantages, such as good …

Bio-applications of multifunctional melanin nanoparticles: from nanomedicine to nanocosmetics

A Mavridi-Printezi, M Guernelli, A Menichetti, M Montalti - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bioinspired nanomaterials are ideal components for nanomedicine, by virtue of their
expected biocompatibility or even complete lack of toxicity. Natural and artificial melanin …

Systemic antiviral immunization by virus-mimicking nanoparticles-decorated erythrocytes

L Wang, X Wang, F Yang, Y Liu, L Meng, Y Pang… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
New vaccine technologies are urgently needed to produce safe and effective vaccines in a
more timely manner to prevent future infectious disease pandemics. Here, we describe …

Polydopamine-based nanoreactors: synthesis and applications in bioscience and energy materials

S Mei, X Xu, RD Priestley, Y Lu - Chemical science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polydopamine (PDA)-based nanoreactors have shown exceptional promise as
multifunctional materials due to their nanoscale dimensions and sub-microliter volumes for …