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

Electronic medical implants have collectively transformed the diagnosis and treatment of
many diseases, but have many inherent limitations. Electronic implants require invasive …

Structural colors arising from interactions of light with submicron scale periodic structures
have been found in many species across all taxa, serving multiple biological functions …

The success of polymer coatings for biomedical applications is undeniable. Among the very
successful examples are poly (dopamine)(PDA) films due to their simplicity in deposition …

Relying on the water-dependent hybrid conductor properties of eumelanin biopolymers, a
structurally controlled melanin thin film that can be reversibly switched-on and off by …

Conjugated polymers are being considered for use at the interface between hard inorganic
metallic and semiconducting electrodes and soft biological tissues. These organic materials …

Pheomelanin has been implicated in the increased susceptibility to UV-induced melanoma
for people with light skin and red hair. Recent studies identified a UV-independent pathway …

The carbon framework common to both organic semiconductors and biological structures
suggests that these two classes of materials should be easily integrated. Substantial work …

Organic (bio) electronics appears to be the first target for competitive exploitation in the
materials science of eumelanins, black insoluble photoprotective human biopolymers …

Over the past decade synthetic melanins, melanin-like polymers and melanin-based
copolymers have been the focus of growing attention as soft biocompatible functional …