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H9262

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(Hydroxypropyl)methyl cellulose

viscosity 80-120 cP, 2 % in H2O(20 °C)(lit.)

Synonym(s):

2-Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose ether

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.56

form

powder

Quality Level

mol wt

~26 kDa

color

beige

viscosity

80-120 cP, 2 % in H2O(20 °C)(lit.)

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Application

(Hydroxypropyl)methyl cellulose acts as a thickener for aqueous and non-aqueous systems, is a water retention aid and steric stabilizer, and clear films with grease resistance. (Hydroxypropyl)methyl cellulose has been used to study mucoadhesion in the design of drug delivery systems to prolong intestinal residence time and has also been used to study the enhancement of dissolution rate of poorly water soluble drugs.
Thickener for aqueous and non-aqueous systems, clear films with grease resistance, binders, lubricants, steric stabilizer and water retention aid.

Features and Benefits

Dissolves in water, undergoes reversible gelation upon heating, non-ionic, does not complex with ionic species and is surface active and enzyme resistant. Solutions are pseudoplastic.

Other Notes

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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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International journal of pharmaceutics, 423(2), 496-508 (2011-12-20)
The design and feasibility of a simple process of incorporating stable nanoparticles into edible polymer films is demonstrated with the goal of enhancing the dissolution rate of poorly water soluble drugs. Nanosuspensions produced from wet stirred media milling (WSMM) were
Jeonghoon Han et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 152, 308-317 (2014-05-13)
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Jane W Agger et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(17), 6287-6292 (2014-04-16)
The recently discovered lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are known to carry out oxidative cleavage of glycoside bonds in chitin and cellulose, thus boosting the activity of well-known hydrolytic depolymerizing enzymes. Because biomass-degrading microorganisms tend to produce a plethora of LPMOs
Fernando Andrés et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(26), E2760-E2769 (2014-07-01)
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