DNA/polycation complexes, 110
Dodecylamidoethyl dimethylbencyl ammonium
chloride (Quartolan), 55
Doxorubicin, 235
Drug delivery, 231
Dual systems, 25, 30, 31
Dyes, removal, 52
Dynamic light scattering (DLS), 122,
196, 197
E
Effective charge density, 109
Embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells, 246
Endothelial cells, 244
Ethidium bromide (EtBr), 123
Ethylene oxide comonomers, 210
F
Fibre-fibre joint strength, 19
Fibres, 1
adhesive properties, 7
Rayon, 19
Fibrils, 75
Filler, 10
Flocculation, 25, 31
Food proteins, assembly/aggregation, 66
induced assemblies, 75
spontaneous assemblies, 80
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), 196
G
Gene delivery, 101
vectors, 101
Gene therapy, 124
Glass fibres, 10
Guest PEL (GPE), 45
H
Harbor sediments, 31
Heavy metals, removal, 35
Hemicelluloses, 1, 7
Highly cationic starches (HCS), 43
Histones, 108
HMVEC/HUVEC, 244
Homopolypeptides, charged, 224
Host PEL (HPE), 45
Human mesenchymal stem cells
(hMSC), 247
Humic acid, 34
I
Imidazole derivatives, 147
Interactions, 66
Interpolyelectrolyte complexes (IPECs), 104
Ionenes, 131
L
α-Lactalbumin, 69, 72
Lactoferrin, 69, 74
β-Lactoglobulin, 69, 72
Layer-by-layer (LbL), 211
Lead (Pb), 35
Light scattering (LS), 121
Lignin, 7, 11
Lignosulfonates, 1, 11
Lipofectamine, 103
Lipopolymers, 168
micelles, 171
Lysozyme, 69, 74, 198
M
Maleic anhydride copolymers, 47
Manning condensation, 109
Methacrylamide derivatives, 149
2-Methacryloxyethyl phosphorylcholine
(MPC), 127, 175
Micelles, 28, 93, 104, 195
Minerals, removal, 35
MS-α-MeSty, 6
N
Nanoparticles, 58, 194
singularized, 220
Nanotubes, 57, 79
Nickel, 35
Nile Red, 55
NIPAAM, 211
N-Isopropylacrylamide comonomers, 211
Nonstoichiometric PECs (NPEC), 45, 57
Nucleosome core particle (NCP), 107
O
Organic pollutants, removal, 55
Osteoblasts, 246
Ovalbumin, 69, 73
P
Paper, fibre, 1
industry, 32
recycling, 41
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Index