Mesoporous, anisotropic nanostructures from bioinspired polymeric catecholamine neurotransmitters and their potential application as photoacoustic imaging agents

Different process parameters can be used to fabricate polydopamine, polynorepinephrine, and polyepinephrine nanospheres and mesoporous nanomaterials (golf balls and bowls) with structure-dependent performance as photoacoustic imaging agents.