polydopamine

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ dopamine

Noun

polydopamine (plural polydopamines)

1. (organic chemistry) A polymer formed by the oxidation of dopamine, naturally produced as a biological glue, and also used as a flame retardant.
   • 2015 July 6, “MUC1-Targeted Cancer Cell Photothermal Ablation Using Bioinspired Gold Nanorods”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     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 ].

Hypernyms

• adhesive
• flame retardant
• glue
• organic compound
• polymer