High-field/high-frequency EPR spectroscopy on synthetic melanin: on the origin of carbon-centered radicals
João Vitor Paulin, Augusto Batagin‐Neto, Boris Naydenov, K. Lips, Carlos F. O. Graeff
Abstract
High-field/high-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy was employed to synthesize melanin to provide relevant information on the carbon-centered free-radical nature of this biomaterial.
Topics & Concepts
Electron paramagnetic resonanceElectron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopyRadicalSpectroscopyMaterials scienceField (mathematics)Nuclear magnetic resonanceCarbon fibersChemistryPhotochemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryComposite numberQuantum mechanicsPure mathematicsMathematicsComposite materialmelanin and skin pigmentationElectron Spin Resonance StudiesPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research