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polycation

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  • noun chemistry any cation having more than one positive charge

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  • Increasing the charge increases the elasticity and tensile strength, because the adhesion between the polycation-coated platelets is stronger.

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • The first component is a linear, cyclodextrin-containing polycation that, when mixed with small interfering RNA (siRNA), binds to the anionic "backbone" of the siRNA.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

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cross-references (2)

Cross-references

  1. polyanion
  2. polyion

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