Name of

polyelectrolyte
Applications others

1 Polyacrylic acid in disposable diapers, ion exchange resins and
adhesives +
thickening, dispersing, suspending and emulsifyin
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agents in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and paints
Diapers
Hand sanitizer
Mascara
Aftershave
Toothpaste
Hair-styling products (gels, dyes, sprays)
Moisturizer
Pet shampoo
Metal polish





2 Poly(methacrylic
acid)

3 Polyethylenimine Used as a polyelectrolyte multilayer on charged
surfaces to provide a biocompatible coating on
surfaces
Detergents, adhesives, water treatment,
printing inks, dyes, cosmetics, and paper
industry, adhesion promoter, lamination
primer, fixative agent, flocculant, cationic
dispersant, stability enhancer, surface
activator, chelating agent, scavenger for
aldehydes and oxides
4 Poly(N-
isopropylacrylamide)

5 Polyvinylpyrrolidone as an adhesive in glue stick and hot-melt
adhesives
as an emulsifier and disintegrant for solution
polymerization
as a liquid-phase dispersion enhancing agent
has excellent wetting properties and readily
forms films. This makes it good as a coating
or an additive to coatings
as a special additive
for batteries, ceramics, fiberglass, inks,
and inkjet paper, and in the chemical-
mechanical planarizationprocess

6 Polyacrylonitrile used to produce large variety of products
including ultra filtration membranes, hollow
fibers forreverse osmosis, fibers for textiles,
oxidized PAN fibers. PAN fibers are the
chemical precursor of high-quality carbon
fiber
absorbs many metal ions and aids the
application of absorption materials
---properties involving low density,
thermal stability, high strength and
modulus of elasticity
---- high tensile strength and tensile
modulus are established by fiber sizing,
coatings, production processes, and PAN's
fiber chemistry
7 PolyDADMAC
Effluent treatment
Pulp and paper industry[edit]
Used as flocculants in water and
wastewater treatment. In the mining and
the process of mineral, it is always used in
Water purification
ability to modify surfaces and provide
cationic character allows the user to
selectively attract negatively charged
functional groups to the coated surface

dewater flocculants which can extensively
applied in treating various mineral mud,
such as coal, taconite, natural alkali, gravel
mud and titania.
8 Polyaniline -attractive for acid/base chemical vapor sensors,
supercapacitors and biosensors.
- applications such
as actuators, supercapacitors and electrochromics
--their light weight, conductivity,
mechanical flexibility and low cost.
-- printed circuit board manufacturing
(final finishes, used in millions of m every
year), antistatic and ESD coatings, and
corrosion protection
9 Poly(vinyl alcohol) used as an emulsion polymerization aid, as
protective colloid, to make polyvinyl
acetate dispersions.
Used in eye drops (such as artificial tears to
treat dry eyes) and hard contact lens solution
as a lubricant
PVA fiber, as reinforcement in concrete
As an embolization agent in medical
procedures

Thickener, modifier, in polyvinyl
acetate glues
Textile sizing agent
Paper coatings, release liner,
As a water-soluble film useful for
packaging. An example is the
envelope containing laundry detergent
in "liqui-tabs".