Melanin and melanin-related polymers as materials with biomedical and biotechnological applications— Cuttlefish ink and mussel foot proteins as inspired biomolecules

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Solano, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adhesive material; Biofilms; Biomedical applications; Coated nanoparticles; Melanin; Polydopamine; Therapeutical devices

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOMATERIAL; CYTOKINE; DOPAMINE; EUMELANIN; MELANIN; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; MUSSEL ADHESIVE PROTEIN; NANOCOATING; NANOPARTICLE; POLYDOPAMINE MELANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYMER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOFILM; BIOSENSOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY YIELD; IMMOBILIZATION; MELANOGENESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOTHERMAL THERAPY; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; SEPIA OFFICINALIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERANOSTIC NANOMEDICINE; ANIMAL; BIOMIMETICS; BIVALVE; CHEMISTRY; CUTTLEFISH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; BIOMIMETICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIVALVIA; MELANINS; POLYMERS; SEPIA;

EID: 85025105501     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms18071561     Document Type: Review

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