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Definition of Polyacrylamide
1. Noun. (organic compound) Any of a range of cross-linked polymers of acrylamide; used to form soft gels for making contact lenses etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyacrylamide
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Polyacrylamide
1. A branched polymer of acrylamide (H2C==CHCONH2) that is used in gel electrophoresis; e.g., R-CH2-CH(CONH2)-CH(CONHRCH(CONHR')-R'. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyacrylamide
Literary usage of Polyacrylamide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"polyacrylamide used for potable water should not contain more than 0.05% residual
... Methylated polyacrylamide with subsequent radiation curing is used to ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The subunit Mr was 55300 +/- 750 for CAT-1 and 53300 +/- 850 for CAT-3 as determined
by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. ..."
3. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"15, 1977, as amended at 46 FR 30494, June 9, 1981] § 173.10 Modified polyacrylamide
resin. Modified polyacrylamide resin may be safely used in food in ..."
4. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"An average acrylamide concentration in air was <0.2 ug/m^ near six acrylamide or
polyacrylamide plants (WHO, 1985). The vapor pressure of acrylamide is low, ..."
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