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Sigma-Aldrich

Methyl cellulose

27.5-31.5% methoxyl basis

Synonym(s):

Methyl cellulose

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

Quality Level

form

powder

concentration

27.5-31.5% (methoxyl)

color

white to off-white

viscosity

10-25 mPa.s, 2 % in H2O(20 °C)

SMILES string

[*]OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](O[C@@H]2[C@@H](CO[*])O[C@@H](O[*])[C@H](O[*])[C@H]2O[*])[C@H](O[*])[C@@H](O[*])[C@@H]1O[*]

InChI key

YLGXILFCIXHCMC-JHGZEJCSSA-N

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Legal Information

Methocel is a registered trademark of The Dow Chemical Company or an affiliated company of Dow

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 pharmaceutical compounding, 17(1), 10-22 (2013-05-01)
Compounding pharmacists throughout the world are compounding a special type of capsule called "slow-release." This type of capsule is a compounding pharmacy application of the commercial hydrophilic matrix tablets. It is a relatively simple system that allows formulating a robust
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