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Sigma-Aldrich

Talc

CP

Synonym(s):

Hydrous magnesium silicate

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Linear Formula:
3MgO·4SiO2·H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
379.27
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

CP

form

solid

availability

available only in Japan

SMILES string

O.O=[Mg].O=[Mg].O=[Mg].O=[Si]=O.O=[Si]=O.O=[Si]=O.O=[Si]=O

InChI

1S/3Mg.4O2Si.H2O.3O/c;;;4*1-3-2;;;;/h;;;;;;;1H2;;;

InChI key

FPAFDBFIGPHWGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Diffuse talc granulomatosis in a patient with Crohn's disease.
Justin Weiner et al.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 186(7), e11-e11 (2012-10-03)
Talc instillation consensus AIDS differentiating successful from unsuccessful pleurodesis: a survey on the interpretation of pleural approximation after chest tube placement.
R C Boshuizen et al.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases, 85(1), 85-86 (2012-11-23)
Images in clinical medicine. Talc retinopathy.
Scott D Schoenberger et al.
The New England journal of medicine, 368(9), 852-852 (2013-03-01)
Sudish C Murthy et al.
Thoracic surgery clinics, 23(1), 43-49 (2012-12-05)
The two reasonable options for surgical management of malignant pleural effusions are tunneled pleural catheters and video-assisted thoracic surgery with talc pleurodesis. Successful palliation demands balancing the patient's wishes, performance status, and prognosis with the ability to obtain full lung
Counterpoint: should thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis be the first choice management for malignant pleural effusion? No.
Richard W Light
Chest, 142(1), 17-19 (2012-07-17)

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