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Mowiol® 18-88

Mw ~130,000

Synonym(s):

Poly(vinyl alcohol)

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
[-CH2CHOH-]n
CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
NACRES:
NA.23

form

crystals

Quality Level

mol wt

Mw ~130,000

extent of labeling

86.7-88.7 mol% hydrolysis
~2,700 polymerization

ign. residue

≤0.5%

viscosity

16-20 mPa.s, 4 % in H2O(20 °C)

InChI

1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2-3H,1H2

InChI key

IMROMDMJAWUWLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Mowiol®18-88 is a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) that is mainly used as a surfactant. It can be used as a polymeric matrix in the preparation of silver nanoparticles.

Legal Information

Mowiol is a registered trademark of Kuraray Europe GmbH

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

No data available

Flash Point(C)

No data available

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Photo-triggered release in polyamide nanosized capsules
AIP Conference Proceedings, 1599(1), 234-237 (2014)
Influence of polymeric surfactants on pesticidal suspension concentrates: dispersing ability, milling efficiency and stabilization power
Haas S, et al.
Colloids and Surfaces. A, Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 183(1), 785-793 (2001)
Photochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles in polyvinyl alcohol matrices
Kutsenko AS and Granchak VM
Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry, 45(5), 313-318 (2009)
Piotr Hanczyc et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 117(10), 2947-2954 (2013-02-15)
A stretched poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) film provides a unique matrix that enables also short DNA oligonucleotide duplex to be oriented and studied by linear dichroism (LD). This matrix further allows controlling DNA secondary structure by proper hydration (A or B
Yani Guo et al.
Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 48(5), 518-525 (2013-02-07)
The degradation characteristics of the new mixed strains isolated from a de-sizing process which could degrade PVA thoroughly were studied. The interrelation of seven kinds of single bacterium separated from mixed strains was studied through combination experiments. The degradation process

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