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Tylose® MH 300

viscosity 150-450 mPa.s, 2 % in H2O(20 °C)

Synonym(s):

Methyl 2-hydroxyethyl cellulose

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25

form

powder

Quality Level

color

white to faint beige

viscosity

150-450 mPa.s, 2 % in H2O(20 °C)

transition temp

flocculation range 60-90 °C (0.5 wt. %)

solubility

H2O: soluble 20 mg/mL

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Application

Tylose® MH 300 and Tylose® MH 1000, methyl-hydroxyethyl cellose ethers (MHEC), are water-soluble non-ionic polymers used in materials to provide water retention, binding, thickening, film forming and colloid properties.

Other Notes

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Legal Information

Tylose is a registered trademark of SE Tylose GmbH & Co. KG

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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M G Lee
Journal of clinical and hospital pharmacy, 7(1), 67-70 (1982-03-01)
A method is reported for the analysis of prostaglandin PGE2 in methylhydroxyethylcellulose gel. Stability studies using the method have shown that the degradation of PGE in the gel is a first order process at 4 degrees and 25 degrees C.
K M Picker et al.
Pharmaceutical development and technology, 3(1), 31-41 (1998-04-09)
The aim of this research was to investigate the elastic-plastic deformation behavior of the cellulose ethers hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), hydroxyethylmethylcellulose (HEMC), and sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC) at relative humidities (RH) of 38, 57, and 75% and assess how the release of drugs
Su Jeong Ban et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 50(2), 130-134 (2011-11-01)
The effect of hydroxyethyl methylcellulose (HEMC), in comparison with hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), on the body weight and lipid metabolism in mice fed with high fat diet was investigated. The animals were given normal control diet (NC group), high fat diet
Roland Adden et al.
Analytical chemistry, 78(4), 1146-1157 (2006-02-16)
Hydroxyethylmethyl celluloses (HEMC, DS(Me) 1.46-1.66, DS(HE) = 0.14-0.17) have been analyzed with respect to their methyl and hydroxyethyl pattern in the glucosyl units and along the polymer chain. Methyl groups were located by GLC/MS after direct hydrolysis, reduction, and acetylation
Su Jeong Ban et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 50(5), 1716-1721 (2012-03-06)
The effect of hydroxyethyl methylcellulose (HEMC) with different viscosities on the glucose metabolism and antioxidative defense system in high fat-fed mice was investigated. The mice were randomly divided into five dietary groups: normal control diet (NC), high fat diet (HF)

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