In the last years coating of surfaces in the presence of dopamine or other catecholamines in
oxidative conditions to yield “polydopamine” films has become a popular, easy and versatile …

Conspectus Various methods have been developed in surface chemistry to control interface
properties of a solid material. A selection rule among surface chemistries is compatibility …

Polydopamine is a biomimetic self-adherent polymer, which can be easily deposited on a
wide variety of materials. Despite the rapidly increasing interest in polydopamine-based …

Mussel-inspired chemistry has become an ideal platform to engineer a myriad of functional
materials, but fully understanding the underlying adhesion mechanism is still missing …

Biological functions depend on biomolecular assembly processes. Assemblies of lipid
bilayers, actins, microtubules, or chromosomes are indispensable for cellular functions …

Polydopamine (PDA) has shown great potentials in biomedical fields due largely to its
unique physicochemical properties, including high photothermal transfer efficiency …

Polydopamine (PDA) is a polymer easily obtained by oxidation of dopamine. It is composed
of indole and dopamine units in various oxidation states and to a lesser extent of pyrroles. It …

Inspired by the adhesive proteins of mussels, polydopamine (pDA) has emerged as one of
the most widely employed materials for surface functionalization. Despite numerous …

Mussel-inspired chemistry based on polydopamine (PDA) deposition has been developed
as a facile and universal method for the surface modification of various materials. However …

Melanins, a group of dark insoluble pigments found widespread in nature, have become the
focus of growing interest in materials science for various biomedical and technological …