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Engineering proton conductivity in melanin using metal doping

Published:2020 Issue:35 Volume:8 Page:8050-8060
ISSN:2050-750X
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry B
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. B

Author:

Mostert A. Bernardus¹²³⁴^ORCID,Rienecker Shermiyah B.⁵⁶⁷⁸,Sheliakina Margarita⁹¹⁰¹¹⁸,Zierep Paul¹²¹³¹⁴¹⁵,Hanson Graeme R.¹⁶¹⁰¹¹⁸,Harmer Jeffrey R.¹⁶¹⁰¹¹⁸,Schenk Gerhard¹⁷¹⁰¹¹⁸^ORCID,Meredith Paul⁹¹⁰¹¹⁸¹⁸

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry

2. Swansea University

3. Singleton Park

4. UK

5. Biomedical Technology Services

6. Sunshine Coast University Hospital

7. Birtinya

8. Australia

9. School of Mathematics and Physics

10. University of Queensland

11. St. Lucia

12. Institut für Physikalische Chemie

13. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität

14. Freiburg

15. Germany

16. Centre of Advanced Imaging

17. School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

18. Department of Physics

Abstract

The proton conductivity in the model bioelectronic material melanin, is increased via a unique doping strategy utilising the chelation of the transition metal ion copper II. We also propose a potential mechanism for future such ionic studies.

Funder

Australian Research Council

Australian National Fabrication Facility

University of Queensland

European Regional Development Fund

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Biomedical Engineering,General Chemistry,General Medicine

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2020/TB/D0TB01390K