PolyAPTAC explained

PolyAPTAC, or poly (acrylamido-N-propyltrimethylammonium chloride), is an organic polymer.[1] It is water-soluble, forms gels when cross linked, and acts as a cationic polyelectrolyte. It can be used for ion exchange resins. It can form hydrogels.

PolyMAPTAC, or poly[(3-(methacryloylamino)-propyl] trimethylammonium chloride), is similar.

References

  1. Sutton . Adam T. . Read . Emmanuelle . Maniego . Alison R. . Thevarajah . Joel J. . Marty . Jean-Daniel . Destarac . Mathias . Gaborieau . Marianne . Castignolles . Patrice . 2014-12-12 . Purity of double hydrophilic block copolymers revealed by capillary electrophoresis in the critical conditions . Journal of Chromatography A . 1372 . 187–195 . 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.10.105 . 25465016 . 24827972 . 0021-9673.