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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Nathan C. Gianneschi, Evanston, IL (US);
Wei Cao, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09B 69/10 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); C07F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09B 69/104 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C07F 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an aspect, an artificial selenomelanin material comprises: one or more selenomelanin polymers; wherein the one or more selenomelanin polymers comprise a plurality of covalently bonded selenomelanin base units; and wherein a chemical formula of each of the one or more selenomelanin base units comprises at least one selenium atom. Optionally, each selenomelanin polymer is a pheomelanin. Preferably, the chemical formula of each of the one or more selenomelanin base units comprises at least one covalent bond with each of the at least one selenium atom.