Characteristics of the polymers.

Dex—dextran, Pul—pullulan, GCD—γ-cyclodextrin, HPC—hydroxypropylcellulose, GTMAC—ammonium group of glycidyltrimethyl-ammonium chloride, APTMAC—ammonium group of N-acrylamidopropyl-N,N,N-trimethylammonium chloride, Spm—primary and secondary amine groups of N,N′-Bis(3-aminopropyl)-1,4-diaminobutane (Spermine), PAH—primary amine group of poly(allylamine hydrochloride), PAH-Arg—primary amine group of poly(allylamine hydrochloride), guanidyl group of arginine,a MW—weight average molecular weight, for GCD exact molecular weight is givenb ξ—zeta potentialc degree of substitution defined as the number of the cationic groups per a glucose unit, as found from elemental analysisd UFH binding—ratio of polymer mass to UFH mass required for binding 90% of UFHe the mass of the polymer required to bind UFH was at least 8 times higher than that of protaminef depending on concentrationg degree of substitution defined as the number of arginine groups per PAH repeating unitCharacteristics of the polymers.