Bioinspired Three-Component System to Prepare Full-Color Functional Biomimetic Pigments
Nature provides a great source of inspiration for the development of sustainable materials with excellent properties, among which melanin with optical, electronic, and radiation protection properties are considered to be promising coloring materials. However, compared to chemical pigments, the singl...
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Published in | ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 16; no. 31; pp. 40531 - 40542 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
American Chemical Society
07.08.2024
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Summary: | Nature provides a great source of inspiration for the development of sustainable materials with excellent properties, among which melanin with optical, electronic, and radiation protection properties are considered to be promising coloring materials. However, compared to chemical pigments, the single color, complex oxidation process, and poor solubility of natural melanin strongly limit their further applications. Here, we introduce a series of melanin-like polymeric pigments with amino acid-encoded physicochemical properties by a simple three-component reaction system. Our protocol enables artificial control of the chromophore structures through the rational design of the substrates and dopants, thereby combining the safety and functionality of biopigments with the color richness of chemical dyes. Similar to the photoprotective effect of natural melanin, the polymeric pigments showed excellent antioxidant activity in reducing free radicals and have the advantages of iridescent color, strong tinting strength, stability, and affordability. Furthermore, due to their ability to dye substrates, these biomimetic are expected to become new low-cost bioactive chromophores and find various biochemical applications such as in clothing and hair dyeing, food addition, and anticounterfeiting detection. |
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ISSN: | 1944-8244 1944-8252 1944-8252 |
DOI: | 10.1021/acsami.4c06070 |