polydopamine

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounpolydopamine (plural polydopamines)

plural polydopamines

  1. chemistryA 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

Origin

From poly- + dopamine.

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