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Polycaprolactone triol

average Mn ~300

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Linear Formula:
C2H5C[CH2O[CO(CH2)5O]nH]3
CAS Number:
37625-56-2
MDL number:
MFCD00084405
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23

mol wt

average Mn ~300

transition temp

softening point 10 °C

density

1.07 g/mL at 25 °C

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Application

Polycaprolactone triol (PCL-triol) may be used to prepare biodegradable elastomer with citric acid for soft tissue engineering applications. A number of studies report the use of PCL-triol in the preparation of biodegradable polyurethane, which finds a number of uses as biomedical implants.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

424.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

218 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Evaluation of in situ curable biodegradable polyurethanes containing zwitterion components.
Adhikari R, et al.
Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine, 21(4), 1081-1089 (2010)
Synthetic and tissue-derived models for studying rigidity effects on invadopodia activity.
Methods in Molecular Biology (2013)
Processing and characterization of elastomeric polycaprolactone triol?citrate coatings for biomedical applications.
Shirazi H S, et al.
Progress in Organic Coatings, 77(4), 821-829 (2014)
(Citric acid?co?polycaprolactone triol) polyester: A biodegradable elastomer for soft tissue engineering.
Thomas L V and Nair P D
Biomatter, 1(1), 81-90 (2011)

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