Melanin is a common name for a group of biopolymers with the dominance of potential
applications in medical sciences, cosmeceutical, bioremediation, and bioelectronic …

Drug delivery to the posterior eye segment is an important challenge in ophthalmology,
because many diseases affect the retina and choroid leading to impaired vision or …

Melanin is ubiquitous in living organisms across different biological kingdoms of life, making
it an important, natural biomaterial. Its presence in nature from microorganisms to higher …

The generic term “melanin “describes a black pigment of biological origin, although some
melanins can be brown or even yellow. The pigment is characterized as a heterogenic …

Current interest in melanin films derived from the autoxidation of dopamine stems from their
use as a universal adhesion layer. Here we report chemical and physical characterization of …

This review presents a general view of all types of melanin in all types of organisms. Melanin
is frequently considered just an animal cutaneous pigment and is treated separately from …

When a molecule absorbs a photon of appropriate energy, a chain of photophysical events
ensues, such as internal conversion or vibrational relaxation (loss of energy in the absence …

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 …

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 nanoparticles were synthesized with size control through neutralization of
dopamine hydrochloride with NaOH, followed by spontaneous air oxidation of dopamine …