Pro- and Anti-oxidant Properties of Redox-Active Catechol-Chitosan Films

Catechols are abundant in nature and are believed to perform diverse biological functions that include photoprotection (e.g., melanins), molecular signaling (e.g., catecholamine neurotransmitters), and mechanical adhesion (e.g., mussel glue). Currently, the structure-property-function relationships...

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Main Authors: Eunkyoung Kim, Mijeong Kang, Huan Liu, Chunhua Cao, Changsheng Liu, William E. Bentley, Xue Qu, Gregory F. Payne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2019.00541/full