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Poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether

average MN 20,000, methoxy, hydroxyl

Synonym(s):

Polyethylene glycol, Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol), Polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether, mPEG

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Linear Formula:
CH3(OCH2CH2)nOH
CAS Number:
9004-74-4
MDL number:
MFCD00084416
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23

product name

Poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether, average Mn 20,000

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.05 mmHg ( 20 °C)

form

powder or crystals

mol wt

average Mn 20,000

mp

64-69 °C

Mw/Mn

≤1.2

Ω-end

hydroxyl

α-end

methoxy

storage temp.

−20°C

InChI

1S/C3H8O2/c1-5-3-2-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • Deoxycholic acid-grafted PEGylated chitosan micelles for the delivery of mitomycin C.: This study develops PEGylated chitosan micelles grafted with deoxycholic acid for effective delivery of mitomycin C, showcasing the potential of PEGylated compounds in pharmaceutical formulations and drug delivery systems (Zhang et al., 2015).

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

359.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

182 °C

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Jiani Zheng et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 28(37), 13261-13273 (2012-08-28)
Alginate/chitosan/alginate (ACA) hydrogel microcapsules were modified with methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) to improve protein repellency and biocompatibility. Increased MPEG surface graft density (n(S)) on hydrogel microcapsules was achieved by controlling the grafting parameters including the buffer layer substrate, membrane thickness
Lei Liu et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 443(1-2), 175-182 (2013-01-05)
This work aims to develop curcumin (Cur) loaded biodegradable self-assembled polymeric micelles (Cur-M) to overcome poor water solubility of Cur and to meet the requirement of intravenous administration. Cur-M were prepared by solid dispersion method, which was simple and easy
Prakash G Avaji et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 23(6), 1763-1767 (2013-02-16)
Saturated fatty acids (FA) were grafted using tyrosine as a spacer group to the cyclotriphosphazene ring along with equimolar hydrophilic methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) in cis-nongeminal way. Seven new cyclotriphosphazene amphiphiles were prepared from combinations of hydrophilic MPEGs with different
Robert K Delong et al.
Nanomedicine (London, England), 7(12), 1851-1862 (2012-09-05)
Nanoparticle conjugates have the potential for delivering siRNA, splice-shifting oligomers or nucleic acid vaccines, and can be applicable to anticancer therapeutics. This article compares tripartite conjugates with gold nanoparticles or synthetic methoxypoly(ethylene glycol)-block-polyamidoamine dendrimers. Interactions with model liposomes of a
Smita K Pawar et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 436(1-2), 183-193 (2012-06-23)
Efficacy of anticancer drug is limited by the severe adverse effects induced by drug; therefore the crux is in designing delivery systems targeted only to cancer cells. Toward this objectives, we propose, synthesis of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-doxorubicin (DOX) prodrug conjugates
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