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polydopamine

polydopamine noun: a polymer formed by the oxidation of dopamine, naturally produced as a biological glue, and also used as a flame retardant.

Noun

polydopamine (plural polydopamines)

  1. A polymer formed by the oxidation of dopamine, naturally produced as a biological glue, and also used as a flame retardant.
    • The adhesive and reactive nature of polydopamine thin films was exploited as a convenient platform or ‘primer’ onto which can be deposited additional secondary coatings via a variety of potential mechanisms, including covalent linkage with organic thiol, amine, and histidine residues [53 ].2015 July 6, “MUC1-Targeted Cancer Cell Photothermal Ablation Using Bioinspired Gold Nanorods”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of polydopamine

pluralpolydopamines

Origin of polydopamine

From poly- + dopamine.

Questions about polydopamine

What does polydopamine mean?
Polydopamine means a polymer formed by the oxidation of dopamine, naturally produced as a biological glue, and also used as a flame retardant.
What part of speech is polydopamine?
Polydopamine is a noun.
What is the plural of polydopamine?
The plural of polydopamine is polydopamines.

Words near polydopamine in the dictionary

  1. polydomain
  2. polydomous
  3. polydomy
  4. polydont
  5. polydonts
  6. polydopamine
  7. polydopamines
  8. Polydorus
  9. polydrafter
  10. polydrafters
  11. polydromic

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