Melanins and melanogenesis: from pigment cells to human health and technological applications

M d'Ischia, K Wakamatsu, F Cicoira… - Pigment cell & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
During the past decade, melanins and melanogenesis have attracted growing interest for a
broad range of biomedical and technological applications. The burst of polydopamine …

Recent advances and progress on melanin-like materials and their biomedical applications

L Huang, M Liu, H Huang, Y Wen, X Zhang… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Melanins are well-known biopolymers that are ubiquitous in nature, distributed widely in
microorganisms, plants, and animals, and play significant physiological roles. They are …

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 …

New insight into melanin for food packaging and biotechnology applications

S Roy, JW Rhim - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Melanin is a dark brown to black biomacromolecule with biologically active multifunctional
properties that do not have a precise chemical structure, but its structure mainly depends on …

Melanin nanoparticles as a promising tool for biomedical applications–a review

M Caldas, AC Santos, F Veiga, R Rebelo, RL Reis… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Melanin is a biopolymer of easy and cheap availability that can be found among the living
organisms and excels for its biocompatibility and biodegradability properties, along with …

Effects of pH and oxidants on the first steps of polydopamine formation: a thermodynamic approach

M Salomäki, L Marttila, H Kivelä… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We present a general thermodynamic top-down analysis of the effects of oxidants and pH on
dopamine oxidation and cyclization, supplemented with UV–vis and electrochemical …

Melanin and melanin-related polymers as materials with biomedical and biotechnological applications—cuttlefish ink and mussel foot proteins as inspired …

F Solano - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The huge development of bioengineering during the last years has boosted the search for
new bioinspired materials, with tunable chemical, mechanical, and optoelectronic properties …

How can machine learning and multiscale modeling benefit ocular drug development?

N Wang, Y Zhang, W Wang, Z Ye, H Chen, G Hu… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
The eyes possess sophisticated physiological structures, diverse disease targets, limited
drug delivery space, distinctive barriers, and complicated biomechanical processes …

Polydopamine-containing nano-systems for cancer multi-mode diagnoses and therapies: A review

M Li, Y Xuan, W Zhang, S Zhang, J An - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polydopamine (PDA) has fascinating properties such as inherent biocompatibility, simple
preparation, strong near-infrared absorption, high photothermal conversion efficiency, and …

Melanin pigment derived from marine organisms and its industrial applications

K Ghattavi, A Homaei, E Kamrani, SK Kim - Dyes and Pigments, 2022 - Elsevier
Melanin is a complex group of natural pigment substance, and it shows excellent biological
and biomedical applications which is commonly present in algae, fungi, bacteria …