Metal‐containing polydopamine nanomaterials: catalysis, energy, and theranostics

Z Wang, Y Zou, Y Li, Y Cheng - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polydopamine (PDA) is a major type of artificial melanin material with many interesting
properties such as antioxidant activity, free‐radical scavenging, high photothermal …

Polydopamine free radical scavengers

J Hu, L Yang, P Yang, S Jiang, X Liu, Y Li - Biomaterials Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polydopamine (PDA) is the most typical kind of synthetic melanin, which possesses
interesting properties such as antioxidation, photoprotection, metal chelation, and energy …

Highly efficient bacteria-infected diabetic wound healing employing a melanin-reinforced biopolymer hydrogel

Y Xiang, X Qi, E Cai, C Zhang, J Wang, Y Lan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to hyperglycemia-related metabolic abnormalities that cause oxidative stress,
recurrent infections, and vascular lesions, the therapeutic management of diabetic wounds …

Unraveling the structure and function of melanin through synthesis

W Cao, X Zhou, NC McCallum, Z Hu… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Melanin is ubiquitous in living organisms across different biological kingdoms of life, making
it an important, natural biomaterial. Its presence in nature from microorganisms to higher …

Melanin biopolymers: Tailoring chemical complexity for materials design

M d'Ischia, A Napolitano, A Pezzella… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic fungal melanin nanoparticles with excellent antioxidative property

H Zhang, C Huang, J Zhang, C Wang, T Wang, S Shi… - Giant, 2022 - Elsevier
Melanin-inspired polymers have been widely used in biomedical applications due to their
promising biocompatibility and antioxidant capacity. Although several works focusing on the …

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 …

Topical application of synthetic melanin promotes tissue repair

D Biyashev, ZE Siwicka, UV Onay… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2023 - nature.com
In acute skin injury, healing is impaired by the excessive release of reactive oxygen species
(ROS). Melanin, an efficient scavenger of radical species in the skin, performs a key role in …

Methods to Determine Chain-Breaking Antioxidant Activity of Nanomaterials beyond DPPH. A Review

A Baschieri, R Amorati - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review highlights the progress made in recent years in understanding the mechanism of
action of nanomaterials with antioxidant activity and in the chemical methods used to …