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amphiphilic

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am·phi·phil·ic  (mf-flk)
adj.
Of or relating to a molecule having a polar, water-soluble group attached to a nonpolar, water-insoluble hydrocarbon chain.


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Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2006 - (JCN) - A research team at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has developed a technology to synthesize amphiphilic molecules into various types of white organic nano tubes with inner diameters of 40-200nm, outer diameters of 70-500nm, and lengths of several micrometers.
(2004) injected (iv) amphiphilic polyacrylic acid polymer-coated QDs (amp-QDs), and amp-QDs conjugated to PEG-amine groups (mPEG-QDs), at QD concentrations of 20 pmol QD/g animal weight.
* Tegomer P121 and P131 dispersing additives for organic and inorganic pigments are amphiphilic block copolymers that reportedly reduce the amount of pigment required to achieve a certain color strength.
 
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