Size Control and Fluorescence Labeling of Polydopamine Melanin-Mimetic Nanoparticles for Intracellular Imaging

As synthetic analogs of the natural pigment melanin, polydopamine nanoparticles (NPs) are under active investigation as non-toxic anticancer photothermal agents and as free radical scavenging therapeutics. By analogy to the widely adopted polydopamine coatings, polydopamine NPs offer the potential f...

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Main Authors: Devang R. Amin, Caroline Sugnaux, King Hang Aaron Lau, Phillip B. Messersmith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Biomimetics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/2/3/17