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Ethyl cellulose
viscosity 4 cP, 5 % in toluene/ethanol 80:20(lit.), extent of labeling: 48% ethoxyl
Synonym(s):
Ethylcellulose
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form
powder
autoignition temp.
698 °F
concentration
48.0-49.5%
extent of labeling
48% ethoxyl
refractive index
n20/D 1.47 (lit.)
viscosity
4 cP, 5 % in toluene/ethanol 80:20(lit.)
transition temp
softening point 155 °C
density
1.14 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
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General description
Ethyl cellulose is a water-insoluble hydrophobic biopolymer. Due to its excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility, it is widely used for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.
Application
Ethyl cellulose can be used as a precursor to prepare ink formulations for inkjet printing of flexible electronics. It acts as an effective polymer stabilizer.
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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Ghulam Murtaza
Acta poloniae pharmaceutica, 69(1), 11-22 (2012-05-12)
Ethylcellulose (EC) based microencapsulated drug delivery systems are being extensively studied throughout the world for achieving extended drug release and protecting the core substance from degradation. The in vitro evaluation of EC microcapsules have elucidated that their particle characteristics are
Oguzhan Gunduz et al.
Pharmaceutical research, 30(1), 225-237 (2012-09-08)
To investigate a new microfluidic method for the continuous preparation of hollow-shell nanoparticles of a hydrophobic polymer and the simultaneous encapsulation within these of a hydrophilic active pharmaceutical ingredient. A specially designed and constructed microfluidic device which facilitates at a
Joseph D Roy-Mayhew et al.
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 4(5), 2794-2800 (2012-05-03)
Several techniques for fabricating functionalized graphene sheet (FGS) electrodes were tested for catalytic performance in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). By using ethyl cellulose as a sacrificial binder, and partially thermolyzing it, we were able to create electrodes which exhibited lower
D G Yu et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 9(3), 5665-5672 (2012-10-27)
The capability of core/sheath nanofibers prepared using coaxial electrospinning to provide adjustable biphasic drug release was investigated. Using ketoprofen (KET) as the model drug, polyvinylpyrrolidone as the sheath polymer, and ethyl cellulose as the core matrix, the coaxial process could
Shivaan Cooppan et al.
Pharmaceutical development and technology, 18(5), 1066-1077 (2012-05-18)
This study aimed at developing double crosslinked isoniazid (INH)-loaded polymethyl-methacrylate-ethylcellulose (PMMA-EC) polyspheres for rate-controlled enteric drug delivery. A PMMA solution was manipulated with the addition of EC to produce polyspheres by drop-wise extrusion into a primary crosslinking solution of AlCl3
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