Poly(dimethylsiloxane)

Name: Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
Brand: ALDRICH

viscosity 1.0 cSt (25 °C)

Synonym(s):

Octamethyltrisiloxane

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Linear Formula:

[(CH₃)₃SiO]₂Si(CH₃)₂

CAS Number:

107-51-7

Molecular Weight:

236.53

UNSPSC Code:

12162002

NACRES:

NA.23

PubChem Substance ID:

24870584

EC Number:

203-497-4

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1753063

MDL number:

MFCD00008264

Product Name

Poly(dimethylsiloxane), viscosity 1.0 cSt (25 °C)

InChI key

CXQXSVUQTKDNFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H24O2Si3/c1-11(2,3)9-13(7,8)10-12(4,5)6/h1-8H3

SMILES string

C[Si](C)(C)O[Si](C)(C)O[Si](C)(C)C

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

refractive index

n20/D 1.384 (lit.)

viscosity

1.0 cSt(25 °C)

bp

153 °C (lit.)

mp

−82 °C (lit.)

density

0.82 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

PDMS can be used in microfluidic devices, nanolithography, and other membrane based applications.

General description

Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), also known as dimethicone, is an organosilicon compound that is widely used as a siloxane based elastomer. It is a hydrophobic material with attractive physical and chemical properties such as elasticity, optical transparency, tunable surface chemistry, and low electrical conductivity.

pictograms

GHS02

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Warning

hcodes

H226

pcodes

P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P243

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

84.2 °F - (External MSDS)

flash_point_c

29 °C - (External MSDS)

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Polylactide- poly (dimethylsiloxane)- polylactide triblock copolymers as multifunctional materials for nanolithographic applications

Rodwogin MD, et al.

ACS Nano, 4(2), 725-732 (2010)

Preparation of N-(1-Deoxy-Α-D-Xylulos-1-Yl)-Glutamic Acid via Aqueous Maillard Reaction Coupled with Vacuum Dehydration and Its Flavor Formation Through Thermal Treatment of Baking Process.

Man Xu et al.

Journal of food science, 84(8), 2171-2180 (2019-07-18)

Amadori rearrangement product (ARP) derived from glutamic acid (Glu) and xylose (Xyl) was prepared by aqueous Maillard reaction. Subsequently, ion exchange chromatography, MS, and NMR were used for purification and identification, confirming that the molecular formula of ARP was C10

Components for integrated poly (dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic systems

Ng JMK

Electrophoresis, 23(20), 3461-3473 (2002)

Embossed Membranes with Vascular Patterns Guide Vascularization in a 3D Tissue Model.

Soyoung Hong et al.

Polymers, 11(5) (2019-05-06)

The vascularization of three-dimensional (3D) tissue constructs is necessary for transporting nutrients and oxygen to the component cells. In this study, a vacuum forming method was applied to emboss a vascular pattern on an electrospun membrane so that guided vascular

Electrokinetic control of fluid flow in native poly (dimethylsiloxane) capillary electrophoresis devices

Ocvirk G, et al.

Electrophoresis, 21(1), 107-115 (2000)

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