Polydopamine is one of the simplest and most versatile approaches to functionalizing
material surfaces, having been inspired by the adhesive nature of catechols and amines in …

A large number of metallic nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by using
different plant extracts and microbes including bacteria, fungi viruses and microalgae. Some …

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

In nature, quinone plays a vital role in numerous electrochemical reactions for energy
transduction and storage; such processes include respiration and photosynthesis. For …

The main goal of drug delivery systems is to target therapeutic cargoes to desired cells and
to ensure their efficient uptake. Recently a number of studies have focused on designing bio …

The rapid and sensitive detection of pathogenic viruses is important for controlling
pandemics. Herein, a rapid, ultrasensitive, optical biosensing scheme was developed to …

Developing metallic nanocatalysts with high reaction activity, selectivity and practical
durability is a promising and active subfield in electrocatalysis. In the classical “bottom‐up” …

Filamentous bacteriophages (bacterial viruses) are semiflexible proteinous nanofilaments
with high aspect ratios for which the surface chemistry can be controlled with atomic …

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are debilitating disorders characterized by the
progressive and selective loss of function or structure in the brain and spinal cord. Both …

We report a virus-incorporated biological template (biotemplate) on electrode surfaces and
its use in electrochemical nucleation of metal nanocomposites as an electrocatalytic material …