title: Water-soluble dopamine-based polymers for photoacoustic imaging.
abstract: Here we present a facile synthetic method yielding a linear form of polydopamine via Kumada-coupling, which can be converted into water-soluble melanin, generating high contrast in photoacoustic imaging.
authors: DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany. kuehne@dwi.rwth-aachen.de.
authors: Tatjana
authors: T
authors: Repenko
authors: Stanley
authors: S
authors: Fokong
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: De Laporte
authors: Dennis
authors: D
authors: Go
authors: Fabian
authors: F
authors: Kiessling
authors: Twan
authors: T
authors: Lammers
authors: Alexander J C
authors: AJ
authors: Kuehne
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D007211:Indoles / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008543:Melanins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D061088:Photoacoustic Techniques; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D008543:Melanins; D011108:Polymers; C568283:polydopamine; D014867:Water