polydopamine

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ dopamine

Noun

polydopamine (plural polydopamines)

  1. A polymer formed by the oxidation of dopamine
    • 2015 July 6, “MUC1-Targeted Cancer Cell Photothermal Ablation Using Bioinspired Gold Nanorods”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0128756:
      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 ].
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