Issue 19, 2021

High-field/high-frequency EPR spectroscopy on synthetic melanin: on the origin of carbon-centered radicals

Abstract

Among all the pigments found in nature, melanin has drawn considerable attention for bioelectronics applications as it contains a set of physicochemical properties such as antioxidant activity, metal chelation, biocompatibility, broad-band absorbance throughout the UV-visible region, hydration-dependent conductivity and intrinsic and extrinsic free radical character. A better understanding of these properties is a matter of significant importance to improve melanin-based organic devices efficiently. Therefore, the origin of melanin free-radicals was studied using continuous-wave electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy at 263 GHz for standard non-functionalized and sulfonated derivatives. Our results indicated that more than one radical species should be evoked to study the free-radical nature of standard and sulfonated melanin. Additionally, we also confirm that the free-radical system of sulfonated melanin is similar to non-functionalized melanin. Based on the g-anisotropy analysis, we propose which potential units could be responsible for carbon-centered radicals.

Graphical abstract: High-field/high-frequency EPR spectroscopy on synthetic melanin: on the origin of carbon-centered radicals

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 mei 2021
Accepted
26 jul 2021
First published
27 jul 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 6297-6305

High-field/high-frequency EPR spectroscopy on synthetic melanin: on the origin of carbon-centered radicals

J. V. Paulin, A. Batagin-Neto, B. Naydenov, K. Lips and C. F. O. Graeff, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 6297 DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00446H

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