Polydopamine—a nature-inspired polymer coating for biomedical science

ME Lynge, R van der Westen, A Postma, B Städler - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer coatings are of central importance for many biomedical applications. In the past few
years, poly (dopamine)(PDA) has attracted considerable interest for various types of …

Chemical and structural diversity in eumelanins: unexplored bio‐optoelectronic materials

M d'Ischia, A Napolitano, A Pezzella… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A black whole: The black insoluble biopolymer eumelanin is prepared through the oxidative
polymerization of 5, 6‐dihydroxyindoles (see scheme). It has a largely unknown …

Hydration-controlled X-band EPR spectroscopy: A tool for unravelling the complexities of the solid-state free radical in eumelanin

AB Mostert, GR Hanson, T Sarna… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Melanin, the human skin pigment, is found everywhere in nature. Recently it has gained
significant attention for its potential bioelectronic properties. However, there remain …

The reduction of Ag+ in metallic silver on pseudomelanin films allows for antibacterial activity but does not imply unpaired electrons

V Ball, I Nguyen, M Haupt, C Oehr, C Arnoult… - Journal of colloid and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Dopamine–melanin films produced through the oxidation of dopamine in the presence of
oxygen as an oxidant allow to reduce silver ions onto silver particles as already described in …

Decoding eumelanin's spin label signature: a comprehensive EPR analysis

JV Paulin, CFO Graeff, AB Mostert - Materials Advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Eumelanin is a black-brown natural pigment found throughout nature. As a material class, it
possesses unique physical and chemical properties that entice much attention from …

EPR studies of DOPA–melanin complexes with Fe (III)

M Zdybel, E Chodurek, B Pilawa - Applied Magnetic Resonance, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Paramagnetic centers in 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine–melanin and its complexes
with Fe (III) were examined by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy …

Chemische und strukturelle Vielfalt der Eumelanine–ein kaum erforschtes optoelektronisches Biopolymer

M d'Ischia, A Napolitano, A Pezzella… - Angewandte …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Durch oxidative Polymerisation von 5, 6‐Dihydroxyindolen (siehe Schema) entsteht
Eumelanin, ein charakteristisch schwarzes, unlösliches Biopolymer mit heterogener Struktur …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the magnetic properties of core-shell iron oxide nanoparticles

FA Cholico, AH Sámano… - Revista mexicana de …, 2022 - scielo.org.mx
We report on the magnetization of core-shells nanoparticles. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs)
with a core of magnetite of 13 nm diameter covered with a shell of dopamine (1.1 nm …

Construction of orthogonal synchronized bi-directional field to enhance heating efficiency of magnetic nanoparticles

SW Chen, JJ Lai, CL Chiang, CL Chen - Review of Scientific …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic hyperthermia using magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) has attracted considerable
attention as one of the promising tumor therapy. The study has been developed under single …

Anisotropic magnetic susceptibility of exotic nematics in multipolar hard spherical colloids

R Ramirez-Sanchez, H Ruiz-Estrada… - Chemical Physics …, 2013 - Elsevier
We propose a novel method of computing the anisotropic magnetic susceptibility of
multipolar hard spherical colloids in nematics of different symmetries, driven by a particular …