[HTML][HTML] Melanin, the what, the why and the how: An introductory review for materials scientists interested in flexible and versatile polymers

AB Mostert - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Today, western society is facing challenges to create new medical technologies to service
an aging population as well as the ever-increasing e-waste of electronic devices and …

From nature to organic (bio) electronics: a review on melanin-inspired materials

JV Paulin, CFO Graeff - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Melanin is a generic term evoked for a broad class of indole/quinone-based natural
pigments, mainly known for its primary role in photoprotection. Throughout the last couple of …

Nanoparticles of aromatic biopolymers catalyze CO 2 cycloaddition to epoxides under atmospheric conditions

W Jaroonwatana, T Theerathanagorn… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin and melanin are aromatic biopolymers that are contained in large amounts in plants
and animals. Biopolymers containing hydrogen bond donor (HBD) moieties such phenols …

Printable and flexible graphene pH sensors utilising thin film melanin for physiological applications

Z Tehrani, SP Whelan, AB Mostert, JV Paulin… - 2D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The application of highly sensitive pH sensors manufactured in volume at low cost has great
commercial interest due to an extensive array of potential applications. Such areas include …

Melanin system composition analyzed by XPS depth profiling

JV Paulin, JD McGettrick, CFO Graeff, AB Mostert - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021 - Elsevier
The melanins are a class of natural pigments ubiquitous throughout the biosphere. These
pigments are gaining significant attention as advanced materials due to their …

Melanin thin-films: a perspective on optical and electrical properties

JV Paulin, AP Coleone, A Batagin-Neto… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Melanins are an essential natural pigment found throughout nature. Due to their inherent
biocompatibility, optical and electronic properties, the melanins are attracting attention as …

[HTML][HTML] Melanin/PEDOT: PSS blend as organic mixed ionic electronic conductor (OMIEC) for sustainable electronics

NL Nozella, JVM Lima, RF de Oliveira… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors (OMIECs) can efficiently couple and transport
ionic and electronic charge species, making them key elements for bioelectronics …

Controlling ions and electrons in aqueous solution: an alternative point of view of the charge-transport behavior of eumelanin-inspired material

JV Paulin, MP Pereira, BA Bregadiolli… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The possibility of current injection and transport in eumelanin films, humans' most common
natural pigment, has fascinated physicists and materials scientists since the early'60s …

Shedding light on the free radical nature of sulfonated melanins

JV Paulin, A Batagin-Neto, P Meredith… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Melanin, an important class of natural pigment found in the human body, has stood out as a
promising bioelectronic material due to its rather unique collection of electrical properties …

[HTML][HTML] High-field/high-frequency EPR spectroscopy on synthetic melanin: On the origin of carbon-centered radicals

JV Paulin, A Batagin-Neto, B Naydenov, K Lips… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Among all the pigments found in nature, melanin has drawn considerable attention for
bioelectronics applications as it contains a set of physicochemical properties such as …