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Methoxypolyethylene epoxide

PEG average Mn 750

Synonym(s):

Epoxide PEG, mPEG-epoxide

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Linear Formula:
C3H5O2(C2H4O)nCH3
UNSPSC Code:
43211915
NACRES:
NA.23

form

semisolid

mol wt

PEG average Mn 750
average Mn 750 (by NMR)

color

white to off-white

Ω-end

(epoxide)

α-end

methoxy

polymer architecture

shape: linear
functionality: monofunctional

storage temp.

2-8°C

Application

Epoxide functionalized PEG can be covalently bonded to polymers and biopolymers by epoxide ring-opening reactions. As a surface coating, PEGylated surfaces prevent cell adhesion by entropically driven steric repulsion. For drug delivery, PEGylation increases the hydrophilicity of the drug carrier.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Mohamed H Ramadan et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 30(25), 7485-7495 (2014-06-04)
We report a thermoresponsive chemical modification strategy of hyaluronic acid (HA) for coating onto a broad range of biomaterials without relying on chemical functionalization of the surface. Poly(di(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (PMEO2MA), a polymer with a lower critical solution
Rajesh Kumar Kainthan et al.
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Jameel Ahmad Khan et al.
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Rajesh K Kainthan et al.
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There is a huge clinical demand for Human Serum Albumin (HSA), with a world market of approximately $1.5B/year. Concern over prion and viral transmission in the blood supply has led to a need for safer substitutes and offers the opportunity
Rajesh Kumar Kainthan et al.
Biomaterials, 27(31), 5377-5390 (2006-07-21)
A novel class of hyperbranched polymers based on polyglycerol (PG) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) are synthesized by multibranching anionic ring opening polymerization. Multivalent cationic sites are added to these polymers by a post-amination and quarternization reactions. Blood compatibility studies using

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