Journal
SCIENCE CHINA-CHEMISTRY
Volume 63, Issue 9, Pages 1295-1305Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-020-9797-3
Keywords
melanin; poly(L-DOPA) nanoparticle; metal ion; photothermal; actuator
Categories
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21774079, 21975167]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2019YFA0904500]
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology [17kffk07]
- Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Melanin-inspired polymers are currently the focus of growing interest for a wide range of applications ranging from energy to biomedical area. Whilst researchers have made numerous attempts to prepare and utilize polydopamine nanoparticles (PDA NPs), they have made limited progress in developing and discovering another typical functional mimic of natural melanin, poly (levodopa) (P(L-DOPA)) NPs, probably due to the lack of facile synthetic strategies towards satisfactory structural and functional control of melanin-like NPs. Herein, we reported a one-pot preparation method towards P(L-DOPA) NPs with good yields and controllable size/property in an aqueous solution assisted by various metal ions (i.e., Ni(II), Mg(II), Ca(II), Fe(III), Mn(II), Co (II), Zn(II) and Cd(II)). Interestingly, the resulting P(L-DOPA) NPs exhibited enhanced light absorption and photothermal behaviors compared with well-established PDA NPs, which can be employed to further fabricate kinds of photothermal composite actuators with promising performances such as folding, switching, and forward-moving. This study offers a facile and robust way to synthesize new synthetic melanins beyond PDA, and facilitates further functional discovery and evolution of melanin-inspired polymers and composites.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available