ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Melanin and Melanin-Like Hybrid Materials in Regenerative Medicine.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
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- From structural complexity to circular applications: a comparative review of the enzymatic degradation of polydopamine, tannins, lignins, and melanins.RSC advances · 2026Review
- The Impact of Sleep Quality on Skin Color.Indian dermatology online journal · 2025Article
- Sustainable Production and Characterization of Eumelanin from Organically CultivatedInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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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.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Recent Development and Applications of Polydopamine in Tissue Repair and Regeneration Biomaterials.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Review
- Hybrid Nanoparticle-Assisted Chemo-Photothermal Therapy and Photoacoustic Imaging in a Three-Dimensional Breast Cancer Cell Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Melanin/melanin-like nanoparticles: As a naturally active platform for imaging-guided disease therapy.Materials today. Bio · 2023Review
- Topical application of synthetic melanin promotes tissue repair.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2023Article
- Enhanced Photoacoustic Response by Synergistic Ag-Melanin Interplay at the Core of Ternary Biocompatible Hybrid Silica-Based Nanoparticles.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2023Article
- Bioactive Materials for Bone Regeneration: Biomolecules and Delivery Systems.ACS biomaterials science & engineering · 2023Review
- The Multifaceted Opportunities Provided by the Pheomelanin-Inspired 1,4-Benzothiazine Chromophore: A Still-Undervalued Issue.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Melanin biopolymers from microbial world with future perspectives-a review.Archives of microbiology · 2023Review
- Green Routes for Bio-Fabrication in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
- Functionalization of and through Melanin: Strategies and Bio-Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Recent Progress in Biomedical Sensors Based on Conducting Polymer Hydrogels.ACS applied bio materials · 2023Review
- Recent Applications of Melanin-like Nanoparticles as Antioxidant Agents.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Bioactive Composite Methacrylated Gellan Gum for 3D-Printed Bone Tissue-Engineered Scaffolds.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Eumelanin from the Black Soldier Fly as Sustainable Biomaterial: Characterisation and Functional Benefits in Tissue-Engineered Composite Scaffolds.Biomedicines · 2022Article
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Melanins are a group of dark insoluble pigments found widespread in nature. In mammals, the brown-black eumelanins and the reddish-yellow pheomelanins are the main determinants of skin, hair, and eye pigmentation and play a significant role in photoprotection as well as in many biological functions ensuring homeostasis. Due to their broad-spectrum light absorption, radical scavenging, electric conductivity, and paramagnetic behavior, eumelanins are widely studied in the biomedical field. The continuing advancements in the development of biomimetic design strategies offer novel opportunities toward specifically engineered multifunctional biomaterials for regenerative medicine. Melanin and melanin-like coatings have been shown to increase cell attachment and proliferation on different substrates and to promote and ameliorate skin, bone, and nerve defect healing in several in vivo models. Herein, the state of the art and future perspectives of melanins as promising bioinspired platforms for natural regeneration processes are highlighted and discussed.
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