Enlisting electrochemistry to reveal melanin's redox-related properties
Eunkyoung Kim, Zheng Wang, Jun Wei Phua, William E. Bentley, Ekaterina Dadachova, Alessandra Napolitano, Gregory F. Payne
Abstract
Melanins have complex structures, difficult-to-characterize properties, and poorly understood biological functions. Electrochemical methods are revealing how melanin's redox-state molecular-switching is coupled to its electron-transfer activities.
Topics & Concepts
RedoxMelaninElectrochemistryElectron transferChemistryNanotechnologyCombinatorial chemistryMaterials sciencePhotochemistryBiochemistryInorganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistrymelanin and skin pigmentationBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies