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 …

Bioinspired melanin‐based optically active materials

M Xiao, MD Shawkey… - Advanced Optical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Melanin is a widespread multifunctional biological pigment that has emerged as a promising
platform for applications in coating, catalysis, energy, drug delivery, and medical therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Photonic crystals cause active colour change in chameleons

J Teyssier, SV Saenko, D Van Der Marel… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Many chameleons, and panther chameleons in particular, have the remarkable ability to
exhibit complex and rapid colour changes during social interactions such as male contests …

Automated autofluorescence background subtraction algorithm for biomedical Raman spectroscopy

J Zhao, H Lui, DI McLean, H Zeng - Applied spectroscopy, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
A significant advantage of Raman spectroscopy as a noninvasive optical technique is its
ability to detect subtle molecular or biochemical signatures within tissue. One of the major …

[HTML][HTML] Near-infrared autofluorescence imaging of the fundus: visualization of ocular melanin

CN Keilhauer, FC Delori - Investigative ophthalmology & visual …, 2006 - arvojournals.org
purpose. To evaluate the origin of the near-infrared autofluorescence (AF) of the fundus
detected by scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and compare the distribution of this AF with that …

[HTML][HTML] Combined ultrasound and photoacoustic C-mode imaging system for skin lesion assessment

AF Kukk, F Scheling, R Panzer, S Emmert, B Roth - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Accurate assessment of the size and depth of infiltration is critical for effectively treating and
removing skin cancer, especially melanoma. However, existing methods such as skin biopsy …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic potential of near-infrared Raman spectroscopy in the stomach: differentiating dysplasia from normal tissue

SK Teh, W Zheng, KY Ho, M Teh, KG Yeoh… - British journal of …, 2008 - nature.com
Raman spectroscopy is a molecular vibrational spectroscopic technique that is capable of
optically probing the biomolecular changes associated with diseased transformation. The …

[HTML][HTML] Probing the heterogeneous structure of eumelanin using ultrafast vibrational fingerprinting

C Grieco, FR Kohl, AT Hanes, B Kohler - Nature Communications, 2020 - nature.com
Eumelanin is a brown-black biological pigment with sunscreen and radical scavenging
functions important to numerous organisms. Eumelanin is also a promising redox-active …

Polydopamine Shell as a Ga3+ Reservoir for Triggering Gallium–Indium Phase Separation in Eutectic Gallium–Indium Nanoalloys

W Xie, FM Allioux, R Namivandi-Zangeneh… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Low melting point eutectic systems, such as the eutectic gallium–indium (EGaIn) alloy, offer
great potential in the domain of nanometallurgy; however, many of their interfacial behaviors …

Biomedical applications of Raman and infrared spectroscopy to diagnose tissues

C Krafft, V Sergo - Spectroscopy, 2006 - content.iospress.com
The objective of the article is to review biomedical applications which became possible after
the development of sensitive and high throughput Raman and Fourier transform infrared …