Stimuli-responsive polydopamine-based smart materials

P Yang, F Zhu, Z Zhang, Y Cheng, Z Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli responsiveness has long been a fascinating feature of smart material design.
Polydopamine (PDA), a nature inspired polymeric pigment, exhibits excellent photo …

Endogenous photosensitizers in human skin

EL Bastos, FH Quina, MS Baptista - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Endogenous photosensitizers play a critical role in both beneficial and harmful light-induced
transformations in biological systems. Understanding their mode of action is essential for …

Oral metal‐free melanin nanozymes for natural and durable targeted treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Q Huang, Y Yang, Y Zhu, Q Chen, T Zhao, Z **ao… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oral antioxidant nanozymes bring great promise for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
treatment. To efficiently eliminate reactive oxygen species (ROS), various metal‐based …

Microbial melanin: Recent advances in biosynthesis, extraction, characterization, and applications

S Singh, SB Nimse, DE Mathew, A Dhimmar… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Melanin is a common name for a group of biopolymers with the dominance of potential
applications in medical sciences, cosmeceutical, bioremediation, and bioelectronic …

Interactions of melanin with electromagnetic radiation: From fundamentals to applications

W **e, A Dhinojwala, NC Gianneschi… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Melanin, especially integumentary melanin, interacts in numerous ways with
electromagnetic radiation, leading to a set of critical functions, including radiation protection …

A melanin-inspired robust aerogel for multifunctional water remediation

P Yang, W Bai, Y Zou, X Zhang, Y Yang, G Duan… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven vapor generation has emerged as a promising wastewater remediation
technology for clean water production. However, the complicated and diversified …

Fe (III)-chelated polydopamine nanoparticles for synergistic tumor therapies of enhanced photothermal ablation and antitumor immune activation

N Xu, A Hu, X Pu, J Li, X Wang, J Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Both the low energy density of near-infrared (NIR) photothermal conversion during treatment
and the recurrence and metastasis after local treatment have been the main obstacles and …

Melanin: insights into structure, analysis, and biological activities for future development

W Song, H Yang, S Liu, H Yu, D Li, P Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Melanin, a widely distributed pigment found in various organisms, possesses distinct
structures that can be classified into five main types: eumelanin (found in animals and …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic fungal melanin nanoparticles with excellent antioxidative property

H Zhang, C Huang, J Zhang, C Wang, T Wang, S Shi… - Giant, 2022 - Elsevier
Melanin-inspired polymers have been widely used in biomedical applications due to their
promising biocompatibility and antioxidant capacity. Although several works focusing on the …

Dysregulation of tyrosinase activity: a potential link between skin disorders and neurodegeneration

W **, SJ Stehbens, RT Barnard… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The co-occurrence of melanoma and Parkinson's disease (PD) is higher than
expected. We review the relationship between melanoma and PD, then proffer a hypothesis …