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Polyaspartic acid, the Glossary

Polyaspartic acid (PASA) is a biodegradable, water-soluble condensation polymer based on the amino acid aspartic acid.^[1]

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Polyamides
Polyelectrolytes

Amide

In organic chemistry, an amide, also known as an organic amide or a carboxamide, is a compound with the general formula, where R, R', and R″ represent any group, typically organyl groups or hydrogen atoms.

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Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.

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Amino acid N-carboxyanhydride

Amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides, also called Leuchs' anhydrides, are a family of heterocyclic organic compounds derived from amino acids.

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Ammonia solution

Ammonia solution, also known as ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide, ammoniacal liquor, ammonia liquor, aqua ammonia, aqueous ammonia, or (inaccurately) ammonia, is a solution of ammonia in water.

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Aspartic acid

Aspartic acid (symbol Asp or D; the ionic form is known as aspartate), is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

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Barium sulfate

Barium sulfate (or sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSO4.

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Biodegradation

Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi.

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Biomedical engineering

Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare applications (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic purposes).

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Bone

A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals.

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Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.

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Calcium phosphate

The term calcium phosphate refers to a family of materials and minerals containing calcium ions (Ca2+) together with inorganic phosphate anions.

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Calcium sulfate

Calcium sulfate (or calcium sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the formula CaSO4 and related hydrates.

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Carboxylic acid

In organic chemistry, a carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group attached to an R-group.

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Celsius

The degree Celsius is the unit of temperature on the Celsius temperature scale "Celsius temperature scale, also called centigrade temperature scale, scale based on 0 ° for the melting point of water and 100 ° for the boiling point of water at 1 atm pressure." (originally known as the centigrade scale outside Sweden), one of two temperature scales used in the International System of Units (SI), the other being the closely related Kelvin scale.

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Chelation

Chelation is a type of bonding of ions and the molecules to metal ions. Polyaspartic acid and Chelation are Chelating agents.

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Condensation polymer

In polymer chemistry, condensation polymers are any kind of polymers whose process of polymerization involves a condensation reaction (i.e. a small molecule, such as water or methanol, is produced as a byproduct).

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Corrosion inhibitor

A corrosion inhibitor or anti-corrosive is a chemical compound added to a liquid or gas to decrease the corrosion rate of a metal that comes into contact with the fluid.

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Covalent bond

A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons to form electron pairs between atoms.

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Diaper

A diaper (NAmE) or a nappy (BrE, AuE, IrE) is a type of underwear that allows the wearer to urinate or defecate without using a toilet, by absorbing or containing waste products to prevent soiling of outer clothing or the external environment.

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Drug delivery

Drug delivery refers to approaches, formulations, manufacturing techniques, storage systems, and technologies involved in transporting a pharmaceutical compound to its target site to achieve a desired therapeutic effect.

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Feminine hygiene

Feminine hygiene products are personal care products used during menstruation, vaginal discharge, and other bodily functions related to the vulva and vagina.

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Food packaging

Food packaging is a packaging system specifically designed for food and represents one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations.

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Green chemistry

Green chemistry, similar to sustainable chemistry or circular chemistry, is an area of chemistry and chemical engineering focused on the design of products and processes that minimize or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.

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Hugo Schiff

Hugo (Ugo) Schiff (26 April 1834 – 8 September 1915) was an Italian naturalized chemist.

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Hydrogel

A hydrogel is a biphasic material, a mixture of porous, permeable solids and at least 10% by weight or volume of interstitial fluid composed completely or mainly by water.

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Hydrolysis

Hydrolysis is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.

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Hydroxyapatite

Hydroxyapatite (IMA name: hydroxylapatite) (Hap, HAp, or HA) is a naturally occurring mineral form of calcium apatite with the formula, often written to denote that the crystal unit cell comprises two entities.

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Ion

An ion is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge.

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Locant

In the nomenclature of organic chemistry, a locant is a term to indicate the position of a functional group or substituent within a molecule.

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Maleic anhydride

Maleic anhydride is an organic compound with the formula C2H2(CO)2O.

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Mucoadhesion

Mucoadhesion describes the attractive forces between a biological material and mucus or mucous membrane.

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PH-sensitive polymers

pH sensitive or pH responsive polymers are materials which will respond to the changes in the pH of the surrounding medium by varying their dimensions.

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Polyacrylic acid

Poly(acrylic acid) (PAA; trade name Carbomer) is a polymer with the formula (CH2-CHCO2H)n. Polyaspartic acid and Polyacrylic acid are Polyelectrolytes.

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Polyamide

A polyamide is a polymer with repeating units linked by amide bonds. Polyaspartic acid and polyamide are polyamides.

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Polyaspartic acid

Polyaspartic acid (PASA) is a biodegradable, water-soluble condensation polymer based on the amino acid aspartic acid. Polyaspartic acid and Polyaspartic acid are Chelating agents, polyamides and Polyelectrolytes.

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Polyaspartic esters

Polyaspartic ester chemistry was first introduced in the early 1990s making it a relatively new technology.

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Polyelectrolyte

Polyelectrolytes are polymers whose repeating units bear an electrolyte group. Polyaspartic acid and Polyelectrolyte are Polyelectrolytes.

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Polymer

A polymer is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules linked together into chains of repeating subunits.

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Polymerization

In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks.

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Polysuccinimide

Polysuccinimide (PSI), also known as polyanhydroaspartic acid or polyaspartimide, is formed during the thermal polycondensation of aspartic acid and is the simplest polyimide.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Racemization

In chemistry, racemization is a conversion, by heat or by chemical reaction, of an optically active compound into a racemic (optically inactive) form.

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Sodium hydroxide

Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda, is an inorganic compound with the formula.

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Sodium polyacrylate

Sodium polyacrylate (ACR, ASAP, or PAAS), also known as waterlock, is a sodium salt of polyacrylic acid with the chemical formula n and has broad applications in consumer products. Polyaspartic acid and sodium polyacrylate are Polyelectrolytes.

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Solubility

In chemistry, solubility is the ability of a substance, the solute, to form a solution with another substance, the solvent.

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Step-growth polymerization

In polymer chemistry, step-growth polymerization refers to a type of polymerization mechanism in which bi-functional or multifunctional monomers react to form first dimers, then trimers, longer oligomers and eventually long chain polymers.

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Succinimide

Succinimide is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)2(CO)2NH.

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Targeted drug delivery

Targeted drug delivery, sometimes called smart drug delivery, is a method of delivering medication to a patient in a manner that increases the concentration of the medication in some parts of the body relative to others.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyaspartic_acid

Also known as Polyaspartate, Sodium poly(aspartate), Sodium polyaspartate.

Polyaspartic acid, the Glossary

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Polyamides

Polyelectrolytes

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