Polydopamine nanostructures as biomaterials for medical applications

Abstract

Recent advances in polydopamine synthesis are described with a particular focus on biomedical applications. Prospects and future challenges for the application of polydopamine as a biomaterial are also described.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Source ID
10.1039/c8tb02310g

Entities

People

  • Christopher J. Bettinger
  • Ik Soo Kwon

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • United States Army

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics