Melanin-like Polylevodopa Nanoparticles with Enhanced UV-shielding Performance Using Benzoyl Peroxide

Sheng Long; Cheng Chang; Bei Zhou; Defa Hou; Xu Lin; Yuan Zou

doi:10.1007/s10118-026-3665-y

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Melanin-like Polylevodopa Nanoparticles with Enhanced UV-shielding Performance Using Benzoyl Peroxide

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2026-05-14

- Melanin-like Polylevodopa Nanoparticles with Enhanced UV-shielding Performance Using Benzoyl Peroxide
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 44, Issue 8, Pages: 2648-2658(2026)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.National Joint Engineering Research Center for Highly-Efficient Utilization Technology of Forestry Resources, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China
  b.State Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Author bio：
  
  yzou24@swfu.edu.cn
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-026-3665-y
  CLC： [M
- Received：06 January 2026，
  
  Accepted：12 March 2026，
  
  Online First：14 May 2026，
  
  Published：15 August 2026
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Long, S.; Chang, C.; Zhou, B.; Hou, D. F.; Lin, X.; Zou, Y. Melanin-like polylevodopa nanoparticles with enhanced UV-shielding performance using benzoyl peroxide. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2026, 44, 2648–2658

Sheng Long, Cheng Chang, Bei Zhou, et al. Melanin-like Polylevodopa Nanoparticles with Enhanced UV-shielding Performance Using Benzoyl Peroxide[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2026, 44(8): 2648-2658.
Long, S.; Chang, C.; Zhou, B.; Hou, D. F.; Lin, X.; Zou, Y. Melanin-like polylevodopa nanoparticles with enhanced UV-shielding performance using benzoyl peroxide. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2026, 44, 2648–2658 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-026-3665-y.

Sheng Long, Cheng Chang, Bei Zhou, et al. Melanin-like Polylevodopa Nanoparticles with Enhanced UV-shielding Performance Using Benzoyl Peroxide[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2026, 44(8): 2648-2658. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-026-3665-y.

摘要

This study presents a biomimetic strategy for efficiently synthesizing polylevodopa (poly(

-DOPA)) nanoparticles using benzoyl peroxide

yielding materials with tailored electronic structures and significantly enhanced UV-shielding performance for advanced protective coatings.

Abstract

We report a bioinspired

facile strategy for synthesizing melanin-like nanoparticles

via

highly selective room-temperature polymerization of levodopa (

-DOPA)

a native eumelanin precursor

using benzoyl peroxide. This method overcomes traditional synthesis limitations

yielding poly(

-DOPA) with covalently incorporated benzoyl fragments

and demonstrates significantly enhanced ultraviolet absorption for advanced photoprotective applications.

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