Radiotherapy (RT), including external beam RT and internal radiation therapy, uses high-
energy ionizing radiation to kill tumor cells. However, ionizing radiation inevitably damages …

During the past decade, melanins and melanogenesis have attracted growing interest for a
broad range of biomedical and technological applications. The burst of polydopamine …

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 …

Technological developments have allowed improvements in radiotherapy delivery, with
higher precision and better sparing of normal tissue. For many years, it has been well known …

Melanin is a unique pigment with myriad functions that is found in all biological kingdoms. It
is multifunctional, providing defense against environmental stresses such as ultraviolet (UV) …

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

Developing efficient, sustainable, and biocompatible high‐tech nanoplatforms derived from
naturally existing components in living organisms is highly beneficial for diverse advanced …

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 …

Aim: There is considerable interest in approaches that could improve the therapeutic
window of radiotherapy. In this study, hafnium oxide nanoparticles were designed that …

Melanin is a universal natural dark polymeric pigment, arising in microorganisms, animals,
and plants. There is a couple of pieces of literature on melanin, each focusing on a different …