Replacing Nitrogen by Sulfur: From Structurally Disordered Eumelanins to Regioregular Thiomelanin Polymers

Replacing Nitrogen by Sulfur: From Structurally Disordered Eumelanins to Regioregular Thiomelanin Polymers

The oxidative polymerization of 5,6-dihydroxybenzothiophene (DHBT), the sulfur analog of the key eumelanin building block 5,6-dihydroxyindole (DHI), was investigated to probe the role of nitrogen in eumelanin build-up and properties. Unlike DHI, which gives a typical black insoluble eumelanin polyme...

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Main Authors: Mariagrazia Iacomino, Juan Mancebo-Aracil, Mireia Guardingo, Raquel Martín, Gerardino D’Errico, Marco Perfetti, Paola Manini, Orlando Crescenzi, Félix Busqué, Alessandra Napolitano, Marco d’Ischia, Josep Sedó, Daniel Ruiz-Molina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
eumelanin
polydopamine
bioinspired polymers
bioinspired coatings
thiomelanin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/10/2169

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