Polydopamine and related polycatecholamines can be easily deposited onto almost any
surface from mild, aqueous solution. This results in durable, nanoscale coatings that exhibit …

Conspectus Polydopamine (PDA), a black insoluble biopolymer produced by autoxidation of
the catecholamine neurotransmitter dopamine (DA), and synthetic eumelanin polymers …

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 …

Mussel‐inspired polydopamine (PDA) deposition offers a promising route to fabricate
multifunctional coatings for various materials. However, PDA deposition is generally a time …

Surface functionalization via molecular design has been a key approach to incorporate new
functionalities into existing biomaterials for biomedical application. Mussel-inspired …

UV irradiation is demonstrated to initiate dopamine polymerization and deposition on
different surfaces under both acidic and basic pH. The observed acceleration of the …

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a biocompatible polymer, but its clinical application is
largely limited due to its inert surface. To solve this problem, a multifunctional PEEK implant …

Along with the massive use of implants in orthopaedic surgeries in recent few decades,
there has been a tremendous demand for the surface modification of the implants to avoid …

Despite the growing technological interest of polydopamine (dopamine melanin)-based
coatings for a broad variety of applications, the factors governing particle size, shape, and …

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 …