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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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On the other hand, amphiphilic polymers such as poly(acrylic acid-g-gelatin) have two hydrophilic/hydrophobic (HI/HO) phases with a suitable degree of cross-linking (9), (10) have not been developed.
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In the present work, we report the synthesis of hydrophobic, hydrophilic, and amphiphilic polyurethane coatings with tethered hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic moieties.
Intelligent polymeric surfaces through molecular self-assembly by Goel, Achin; Joshi, Ravi G.; Mannari, Vijay / JCT Research
 
 
 
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