A versatile ethanol-mediated polymerization of dopamine for efficient surface modification and the construction of functional core–shell nanostructures

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine Vol. 1; no. 44; pp. 6085 - 6093
• Main Authors: Yue, Qin, Wang, Minghong, Sun, Zhenkun, Wang, Chun, Wang, Can, Deng, Yonghui, Zhao, Dongyuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 28.11.2013
• Subjects: biocompatibility; coatings; cytotoxicity; dispersibility; Dopamine; drugs; engineering; ethanol; Ethyl alcohol; immobilized enzymes; Magnetite; nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; nanorods; nanosilver; Nanostructure; PDA; Polymerization; silver; Stability

A versatile ethanol-mediated oxidative polymerization of dopamine is demonstrated for the effective surface modification of nanomaterials. The presence of ethanol is found to significantly slow down the polymerization rate of dopamine and make the surface modification of nanomaterials with polydopam...