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  • Eumelanin : from molecular state to film 

    Reali, Manuel; Camus, Anthony; Beaulieu, Guillaume; De Angelis, Jordan; Pellerin, Christian; Pezzella, Alessandro; Santato, Clara (American Chemical Society, 2021-02-02)
    Eumelanin, a macromolecular biopigment, is an attractive candidate for sustainable (green) organic electronics. Establishing structure–property relationships in eumelanin films is an essential step to exploit its technological potential. We report on ...
  • Eumelanin for nature-inspired UV-absorption enhancement of plastics 

    Di Mauro, Eduardo; Camaggi, Matteo; Vandooren, Nils; Bayard, Caleb; De Angelis, Jordan; Pezzella, Alessandro; Baloukas, Bill; Silverwood, Richard; Ajj, Abdellah; Pellerin, Christian; Santato, Clara (Wiley, 2019-02-06)
    In the human body, the black-brown biopigment eumelanin blocks the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. In the plastics industry, additives are often added to polymers to increase their UV-absorption properties. We herein report an assessment of the ...