Probing the heterogeneous structure of eumelanin using ultrafast vibrational fingerprinting
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18393-w
Abstract: Eumelanin is a brown-black biological pigment with sunscreen and radical scavenging functions important to numerous organisms. Eumelanin is also a promising redox-active material for energy conversion and storage, but the chemical structures present in this… read more here.
Keywords: vibrational fingerprinting; eumelanin; ultrafast vibrational; structure ... See more keywords
Controlling ions and electrons in aqueous solution: an alternative point of view of the charge-transport behavior of eumelanin-inspired material
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DOI: 10.1039/d3tc00490b
Abstract: The possibility of current injection and transport in eumelanin films, humans' most common natural pigment, has fascinated physicists and materials scientists since the early '60s. Nowadays, it is accepted that... read more here.
Keywords: ions electrons; eumelanin; transport; controlling ions ... See more keywords
The photoprotection mechanism in the black–brown pigment eumelanin
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2212343119
Abstract: Significance The black–brown eumelanin pigment plays a major role in humans’ photoprotection against high-energy UV photons by dissipating radiation into heat before harmful radical reactions can damage tissue. Due to the high degree of the… read more here.
Keywords: pigment; eumelanin; photoprotection mechanism; black brown ... See more keywords
Biomimetic manganese-eumelanin nanocomposites for combined hyperthermia-immunotherapy against prostate cancer
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DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01248-5
Abstract: Pro-tumoral and immunosuppressive M2-like tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) contribute to tumor progression, recurrence and distal metastasis. However, current TAMs-modulating therapeutic strategies often encounter challenges including insufficient immune activation, weak antigen presentation ability and unsatisfactory antitumor immune… read more here.
Keywords: tumor; eumelanin; prostate cancer; combined hyperthermia ... See more keywords