The observation and investigation of phenomena in the natural world can inspire the
discovery of new materials and a greater understanding of the underlying physical …

Polydopamine (PDA) is a polymer easily obtained by oxidation of dopamine. It is composed
of indole and dopamine units in various oxidation states and to a lesser extent of pyrroles. It …

Current advances in biomaterial fabrication techniques have broadened their application in
different realms of biomedical engineering, spanning from drug delivery to tissue …

The formation of “polydopamine” thin films becomes a popular method to confer
multifunctionality to solid–liquid interfaces through the available catechol groups of such …

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

In this work, we report a facile method to generate core–shell structured Fe3O4@ SiO2–Ag
magnetic nanocomposite by an in situ wet chemistry route with the aid of …

Peripheral nerve injury is a common and complicated traumatic disease in clinical
neurosurgery. With the rapid advancement and development of medical technologies, novel …

Polydopamine films have been introduced by Messersmith et al. as a possible “versatile”
surface functionalization method allowing to coat the surface of almost all known materials …

The surface of a polysulfone membrane was modified with a bioinspired polydopamine
(PDA) film followed by the in situ formation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to mitigate …

Polydopamine analogues (PDANAs) extend the prospering field of polydopamine (PDA)
considerably. They include additional functional groups providing altered properties …