Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances, 27(12), p. 17434-17442, 2022
DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01276f
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Melanin nanoparticles (MNPs) used for biomedical applications are often synthesized via the chemical auto-oxidation of catecholic monomers such as dopamine and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) under alkaline conditions.