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Ethyl cellulose

viscosity 22 cP, 5 % in toluene/ethanol 80:20(lit.), extent of labeling: 48% ethoxyl

Synonym(s):

Ethylcellulose

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CAS Number:
9004-57-3
MDL number:
MFCD00131037
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder

autoignition temp.

698 °F

concentration

47.5-49.5%

extent of labeling

48% ethoxyl

refractive index

n20/D 1.47 (lit.)

viscosity

22 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 non-toxic polysaccharide type gelator widely used in surface coatings and biomedical applications.

Application

Ethyl cellulose can be used:
  • To prepare oleogels for the ophthalmic delivery of hydrophilic drugs.
  • As a coating agent to synthesize flexible bioplastics for packaging applications.
  • To prepare CuO/Cu2O granules for thermochemical heat storage applications.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Tetsuya Ozeki et al.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 35(11), 1926-1931 (2012-11-06)
Production of drug nanoparticles is an effective strategy to enhance solubility and oral absorption of water-insoluble drugs. The handling of drug nanoparticles has been an important issue in drug formulation because nanoparticles easily aggregate each other and redispersion of these
Kifayat Ullah Shah et al.
TheScientificWorldJournal, 2012, 842348-842348 (2012-06-01)
The design and fabrication of sustained/controlled release dosage forms, employing new excipients capable of extending/controlling the release of drugs from the dosage forms over prolonged periods, has worked well in achieving optimally enhanced therapeutic levels of the drugs. In this
H V Adikane et al.
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 169(3), 1026-1038 (2013-01-09)
The chemical modification of developed ethyl cellulose-based membrane was carried out to make it suitable for bioseparation. The different reagents were used for the modification of membrane to couple protein A (PA) to study the purification of immunoglobulin G (IgG)
Li-Ya Huang et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 436(1-2), 88-96 (2012-07-14)
A drug-loaded nanofiber mesh which could achieve time-engineeringed biphasic release was fabricated through sequential electrospinning. The drug to polymer ratio of each single mesh was allocated and designed before the tri-layered meshes were created. The resultant meshes had the following
Ritesh M Pabari et al.
Expert opinion on drug delivery, 9(12), 1463-1474 (2012-10-16)
To examine the potential of a novel 3-fluid nozzle spray drying technology to formulate differentiated layered microparticles (MPs) of diclofenac sodium (DFS)/ethyl cellulose (EC). DFS/EC MPs were formulated using the inner and/or outer nozzles of a novel 3-fluid nozzle and
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