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Polyelectrolytes  

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Definition

  • Naturally occurring or artificially made water-soluble POLYMERS whose repeating units are ionizable. Polyelectrolytes demonstrate attributes that are typical of salts, such as electrical conductivity, and typical of polymers, such as viscosity. A class of water-soluble polyelectrolytes with pi-delocalized structure and functional ionic properties used for fluorescent staining of cells and as semi-conducting materials in electronic devices.

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  • Polyelectrolyte

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WNT92TL5-S

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