Polydopamine (PDA), a pigment in natural melanin, has attracted considerable attention because of its excellent optical properties, extraordinary adhesion, and good biocompatibility, which make it a promising material for application in energy, environmental, and biomedical fields. In this review, PDAâincorporated nanoformulations are focused for biomedical applications such as drug delivery, bioimaging, and tumor therapy. First, the recent advances in PDAâincorporated nanoformulations for drug delivery are discussed. Further, their application in boimaging, such as fluorescence imaging, photothermal imaging, and photoacoustic imaging, is reviewed. Next, their therapeutic applications, including chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, and synergistic therapy are discussed. Finally, other biomedical applications of PDAâincorporated nanoformulations such as biosensing and clinical diagnosis are briefly presented. Finally, the biomedical applications of PDAâincorporated nanoformulations along with their prospects are summarized.