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Poly(ethylene glycol)

analytical standard, for GPC, 4,000

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Synonym(s):
PEG
Linear Formula:
H(OCH2CH2)nOH
CAS Number:
25322-68-3
MDL number:
MFCD00081839
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
PubChem Substance ID:
24887743
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard
for GPC

Quality Level

100

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

mol wt

Mn ~4120
Mp ~4450
Mw ~4240

technique(s)

gel permeation chromatography (GPC): suitable

Mw/Mn

~1.03

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C(CO)O

InChI

1S/C2H6O2/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2

InChI key

LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is regarded as the gold standard for stealth polymers in polymer based drug delivery. PEGs and their anionic or non-ionic derivatives are widely used in cosmetic products.

Application

PEG is known to modify enzymes and proteins for the preparation of improved therapeutic agents.

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Safety assessment on polyethylene glycols (PEGs) and their derivatives as used in cosmetic products.
Fruijtier-Polloth C.
Toxicology, 214(1-2), 1- 38 (2005)
Poly (ethylene glycol) in drug delivery: pros and cons as well as potential alternatives.
Knop K, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 49(36), 6288-6308 (2010)
C Woghiren et al.
Bioconjugate chemistry, 4(5), 314-318 (1993-09-01)
Monomethoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) of average molecular weight 5000 was transformed in a series of synthetic steps to a new activated form of PEG, a stable thiol-protected intermediary, for reaction with cysteine residues in proteins under mild conditions to produce PEG--protein
I L Konorova et al.
Patologicheskaia fiziologiia i eksperimental'naia terapiia, (4)(4), 7-9 (1991-07-01)
The search for antiaggregatory compounds is undertaken, as a rule, under in vitro conditions which do not reflect the dynamics of the real process. The present work deals with study of the peculiarities of the development of the collagen induced
Mark A Rice et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 5(1), 152-161 (2008-09-17)
Ultrasound has potential as a non-destructive analytical technique to provide real-time online assessments of matrix evolution in cell-hydrogel constructs used in tissue engineering. In these studies, chondrocytes were encapsulated in poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels, and gel degradation was manipulated to provide
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