A greener prescription: the power of natural organic materials in healthcare

João V. Paulin

RSC Sustainability, 2024, 2, 2190
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The future of electronic materials is…degradable!

Rajat Rai and Daniele Mantione

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 11803
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Sustainable brain-inspired electronics: digging into natural biomaterials for healthcare applications

João V. Paulin and Carlos C. B. Bufon

RSC Sustainability, 2024, 2, 3235
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Spiers Memorial Lecture: Challenges and prospects in organic photonics and electronics

Michele Catacchio, Mariapia Caputo, Lucia Sarcina, Cecilia Scandurra, Angelo Tricase, Verdiana Marchianò, Eleonora Macchia, Paolo Bollella and Luisa Torsi

Faraday Discuss., 2024, 250, 9
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A strategy towards melanin-based functional material: rGO and sulfonated melanin composites

Bruna Andressa Bregadiolli, João Vitor Paulin, Luiz Gustavo Simão Albano, Lucas Michelão Martins, Davi Henrique Starnini de Camargo, Luiz Carlos da Silva-Filho, Carlos Cesar Bof Bufon and Carlos Frederico de Oliveira Graeff

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 16991
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Melanin: Nature's 4th bioorganic polymer

K. A. Motovilov and A. B. Mostert

Soft Matter, 2024, 20, 5635
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Decoding eumelanin's spin label signature: a comprehensive EPR analysis

João V. Paulin, Carlos F. O. Graeff and A. Bernardus Mostert

Mater. Adv., 2024, 5, 1395
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Controlling ions and electrons in aqueous solution: an alternative point of view of the charge-transport behavior of eumelanin-inspired material

João V. Paulin, Mariane P. Pereira, Bruna A. Bregadiolli, João P. Cachaneski-Lopes, Carlos F. O. Graeff, Augusto Batagin-Neto and Carlos C. B. Bufon

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 6107
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Melanin/PEDOT:PSS blend as organic mixed ionic electronic conductor (OMIEC) for sustainable electronics

Natan Luis Nozella, João Victor Morais Lima, Rafael Furlan de Oliveira and Carlos Frederico de Oliveira Graeff

Mater. Adv., 2023, 4, 4732
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Natural eumelanin-based porous N-doped carbon as an active bio-catalyst for base- and initiator-free aerobic oxidation of olefins and alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons

Vishal A. Ghadge, Krishnan Ravi, Dhanaji R. Naikwadi, Pramod B. Shinde and Ankush V. Biradar

Green Chem., 2023, 25, 2863
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A comparative characterization study between fungal and bacterial eumelanin pigments

Sinan BAYRAM

Indian J Microbiol, 2022, 62, 393
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Synthesis, Properties, and Environmental Impact of Hybrid Pigments

Kawaljit Singh Randhawa and Hany Abdo

The Scientific World Journal, 2024, 2024
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Molecular Hyperpolarization-Directed Photothermally Enhanced Melanin-Inspired Polymers

Wanjie Bai, Peijie Xiang, Huijie Liu, Hangyu Guo, Ziran Tang, Peng Yang, Yuan Zou, Ye Yang, Zhipeng Gu and Yiwen Li

Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 6426
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Sulfonated melanin derivatives: theoretical evaluation of local reactivities and chemical structures

João P. B. Cuba, Gabriel G. B. Alves, Levy A. Galindo, João V. Paulin and Augusto Batagin-Neto

J Mol Model, 2021, 27
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Melanin-like nanoparticles: advances in surface modification and tumour photothermal therapy

Luyao Tian, Xia Li, Haixia Ji, Qing Yu, Mingjuan Yang, Lanping Guo, Luqi Huang and Wenyuan Gao

J Nanobiotechnol, 2022, 20
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Synthesis of o‐Bis(3‐indolyl)arenes under Brønsted Acid Catalysis: Carbonyl Compounds as Sources of Aryl Groups

Rei Tokunaga, Takumi Okusa and Teruhisa Tsuchimoto

Adv Synth Catal, 2023, 365, 1432
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Electrochemical Doping Effect on the Conductivity of Melanin-Inspired Materials

Nayrim Brizuela Guerra, João Victor Morais Lima, Natan Luis Nozella, Miguel Henrique Boratto, João Vitor Paulin and Carlos Frederico de Oliveira Graeff

ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2024, 7, 2186
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Phenolic Polymers as Model Melanins

Hanaa A. Galeb, Jonas Eichhorn, Sam Harley, Alexander J. Robson, Laurine Martocq, Steven J. Nicholson, Mark D. Ashton, Hend A. M. Abdelmohsen, Emel Pelit, Sara J. Baldock, Nathan R. Halcovitch, Benjamin J. Robinson, Felix H. Schacher, Victor Chechik, Koen Vercruysse, Adam M. Taylor and John G. Hardy

Macro Chemistry & Physics, 2023, 224
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Unraveling Eumelanin Radical Formation by Nanodiamond Optical Relaxometry in a Living Cell

Qi Lu, Berlind Vosberg, Zhenyu Wang, Priyadharshini Balasubramanian, Maabur Sow, Carla Volkert, Raul Gonzalez Brouwer, Ingo Lieberwirth, Robert Graf, Fedor Jelezko, Martin B. Plenio, Yingke Wu and Tanja Weil

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 7222
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One-step bleaching method for animal fiber by persulphate/hydrogen peroxide: Degradation mechanism of eumelanin

Jiajun Pan, Zhaopeng Xia, Haibao Zhang, Yang Lu and Yong Liu

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 452, 142256
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Physiological Roles of Eumelanin- and Melanogenesis-Associated Diseases: A Look at the Potentialities of Engineered and Microbial Eumelanin in Clinical Practice

Maria Letizia Terranova

Bioengineering, 2024, 11, 756
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Eumelanin‐Coated Aligned PLA Electrospun Microfibers to Guide SH‐SY5YCells Spreading, Alignment, And Maturation

Anna Mariano, Ines Fasolino, Nikita Bhupesh Dinger, Claudia Latte Bovio, Irene Bonadies, Alessandro Pezzella, Luigi Ambrosio, Maria Grazia Raucci and Francesca Santoro

Adv Materials Inter, 2023, 10
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Hybrid eumelanin/graphene-like/TiO2 bio-interface for mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) growth: Compatibility toward neurons and beating cardiomyocytes differentiation

Francesca Amantea, Gabriella Antignani, Giulio Pota, Emanuela Cascone, Silvia Parisi, Michela Alfè, Valentina Gargiulo, Giuseppina Luciani, Alessandro Pezzella, Gerardino D'Errico, Roberto Di Capua and Giuseppe Vitiello

Applied Surface Science, 2023, 633, 157608
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Probing n-Type Conduction in Eumelanin Using Organic Electrochemical Transistors

Natan L. Nozella, João V. Paulin, Gabriel L. Nogueira, Nayrim B. Guerra, Rafael F. de Oliveira and Carlos F. O. Graeff

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater., 2025, 7, 3176
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Electrochemical behavior of non‐functionalized and sulfonated melanins at different pH values

Nayrim Brizuela Guerra, João Victor Morais Lima, João Vitor Paulin, Natan Luiz Nozella, Miguel Henrique Boratto, Gabriel Leonardo Nogueira, Carlos César Bof Bufon and Carlos Frederico de Oliveira Graeff

Polymer International, 2024, 73, 992
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Exploring the Charge Transport of a Natural Eumelanin for Sustainable Technologies

João V. Paulin, Sinan Bayram, Carlos F. O. Graeff and Carlos C. B. Bufon

ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2023, 6, 3633
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00469

Optical studies of melanin films as a material for solar light absorbers

T Obukhova, M Semenenko, M Dusheiko, S Davidenko, Ye S Davidenko, S S Davidenko, S Malyuta, S Shahan, O S Pylypchuk, P Mochuk, M Voitovyсh, T Kuzmenko and A Sarikov

Mater. Res. Express, 2025, 12, 065503
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Ti–Dopamine Hybrid Nanoparticles with UV-Blocking and Durable Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) Materials

Zheng Zhang, Ting Li, Xuhui Zhang, Jing Huang, Bihua Xia, Jie Jiang, Mingqing Chen, Weifu Dong and Yang Wang

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2022, 4, 1314
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Active Biopaste for Coral Reef Restoration

Gabriele Corigliano, Valerio Isa, Valerio Francesco Annese, Camilla Rinaldi, Maria Summa, Rosalia Bertorelli, Paolo Galli, Silvia Lavorano, Mario Caironi, Marco Contardi, Pietro Cataldi, Simone Montano and Athanassia Athanassiou

Advanced Materials, 2025
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Melanin/PEDOT:PSS organic synaptic transistors: a step towards sustainable neuromorphic applications

Natan L Nozella, Guilherme S Selmi, Nayrim B Guerra, Marcelo R Piton, Carlos F O Graeff and Rafael F de Oliveira

Neuromorph. Comput. Eng., 2025, 5, 014014
DOI: 10.1088/2634-4386/adbccd

Eumelanin-based multisensory platform: A case of study for photolithographic patterning

João V. Paulin, Luiz G.S. Albano, Davi H.S. Camargo, Mariane P. Pereira, Bruna A. Bregadiolli, Carlos F.O. Graeff and Carlos C.B. Bufon

Applied Materials Today, 2022, 28, 101525
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2022.101525