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Synergic photoprotection of phenolic compounds present in tomato fruit cuticle: a spectroscopic investigation in solution

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Machine learning modeling of electronic spectra and thermodynamic stability for a comprehensive chemical space of melanin

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Structural disorder as a key to photoprotection in eumelanin multimers

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“Blackness” is an index of redox complexity in melanin polymers

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The dual nature of biomimetic melanin

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From nature to organic (bio)electronics: a review on melanin-inspired materials

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Enlisting electrochemistry to reveal melanin's redox-related properties

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Optical absorption and dichroism of single melanin nanoparticles

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Structure prediction from spectra amidst dynamical heterogeneity in melanin

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Melanin: Nature's 4th bioorganic polymer

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Electron diffraction and solid-state NMR reveal the structure and exciton coupling in a eumelanin precursor

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Fingerprint-based deep neural networks can model thermodynamic and optical properties of eumelanin DHI dimers

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In-situ thickness control of centimetre-scale 2D-Like polydopamine films with large scalability

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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

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Sub-50 fs Formation of Charge Transfer States Rules the Fate of Photoexcitations in Eumelanin-Like Materials

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Melanin diagnostics with nonlinear optics: a mini-review

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Elucidating the Structure of Melanin and Its Structure–Property Correlation

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Reversible Supramolecular Noncovalent Self-Assembly Determines the Optical Properties and the Formation of Melanin-like Nanoparticles

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Studying the influence of electron donor-withdraw groups on the photophysical properties of 3-arylthioimidazo[1,2- a ]pyridines: experimental and theoretical study

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Prominent Roles and Conflicted Attitudes of Eumelanin in the Living World

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Conformational Heterogeneity Governs Charge Transfer Pathways in a Pentacene‐Diketopyrrolopyrrole Dyad

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Hybrid Unsupervised/Supervised Machine Learning for Identifying Molecular Structural Fingerprints From Ensemble Property

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Melanin and Light

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Polydopamine Films with 2D-like Layered Structure and High Mechanical Resilience

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Raman investigation of in vivo radiation exposure on melanin in murine hair

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Photochemical Pathways and Light-Enhanced Radical Scavenging Activity of 1,8-Dihydroxynaphthalene Allomelanin

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Bio-Applications of Multifunctional Melanin Nanoparticles: From Nanomedicine to Nanocosmetics

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The Photophysics and Photochemistry of Melanin‐ Like Nanomaterials Depend on Morphology and Structure

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Probing the heterogeneous structure of eumelanin using ultrafast vibrational fingerprinting

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Unexplored Mechanisms of Photoprotection: Synergistic Light Absorption and Antioxidant Activity of Melanin

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Non-Born–Oppenheimer effects in molecular photochemistry: an experimental perspective

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Ultrafast Radical Photogeneration Pathways in Eumelanin†

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Characterization of Spontaneous Melanization by Fluorescence Spectroscopy: A Basis for Analytical Application to Biological Substrates

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Chemiexcitation in preventing macular degeneration

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Photodynamics of Melanin Radicals: Contribution to Photoprotection by Melanin†

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Structural analysis of melanosomes in living mammalian cells using scanning electron-assisted dielectric microscopy with deep neural network

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Understanding the way eumelanin works: A unique example of properties and skills driven by molecular heterogeneity

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Endogenous Photosensitizers in Human Skin

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The photoprotection mechanism in the black–brown pigment eumelanin

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Functionalization of and through Melanin: Strategies and Bio-Applications

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IJMS, 2023, 24, 9689
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First-Principles Investigation of the Optical Properties of Eumelanin Protomolecules

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A longitudinal comparative study by in vivo harmonic generation microscopy: Q‐switched ruby laser versus picosecond 532‐nm Nd: YAG laser for the treatment of solar lentigines

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Melanin for Photoprotection and Hair Coloration in the Emerging Era of Nanocosmetics

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IJMS, 2024, 25, 5862
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Melanin distribution from the dermal–epidermal junction to the stratum corneum: non-invasive in vivo assessment by fluorescence and Raman microspectroscopy

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Excited‐State THz Vibrations in Aggregates of PtII Complexes Contribute to the Enhancement of Near‐Infrared Emission Efficiencies**

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Excited‐State THz Vibrations in Aggregates of PtII Complexes Contribute to the Enhancement of Near‐Infrared Emission Efficiencies**

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Chemiexcited Neurotransmitters and Hormones Create DNA Photoproducts in the Dark

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Melanin‐Driven Green Synthesis and Surface Modification of Metal and Metal‐Oxide Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

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Chemiexcitation: Mammalian Photochemistry in the Dark†

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Photothermal Release by Melanin-like Nanoparticles: Biomedical Applications

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Melanins as Sustainable Resources for Advanced Biotechnological Applications

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