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Multifunctional Polydopamine Nanomaterials For Biomedical And Environmental Applications, Hamed Gholami Derami
Multifunctional Polydopamine Nanomaterials For Biomedical And Environmental Applications, Hamed Gholami Derami
McKelvey School of Engineering Theses & Dissertations
Polydopamine (PDA), a synthetic and organic material, has emerged as a promising materialplatform for various applications in energy, environmental, and biomedical fields. PDA, formed by self-polymerization of dopamine, is rich in catechol and amine groups, which facilitate covalent conjugation and/or other non-covalent interactions with organic and inorganic materials. It is highly biocompatible, biodegradable, has broadband light absorption spectrum and excellent light-to-heat conversion efficiency. Also, it is easy to synthesize and functionalize. The combination of excellent characteristics of polydopamine-based nanomaterials, make them a promising adsorbent agent for environmental wastewater treatment and photothermal agent for biomedical applications. In the first half of …