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929840

Poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate

average Mn 3400, contains MEHQ as inhibitor

Synonym(s):

PEG bismethacrylate, PEG hydrogel, PEGDM, PEG dimethacrylate

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Linear Formula:
C3H5C(O)(OCH2CH2)nOC(O)C3H5
CAS Number:
25852-47-5
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.25
MDL number:
MFCD00081877
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form

fine powder

Quality Segment

100

mol wt

average Mn 3400

contains

MEHQ as inhibitor

color

white to off-white

bp

>200 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)

solubility

deionized water: 20 wt. % at 23 °C

Ω-end

methacrylate

α-end

methacrylate

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

OCCO.CC(=C)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C10H14O4/c1-7(2)9(11)13-5-6-14-10(12)8(3)4/h1,3,5-6H2,2,4H3

InChI key

STVZJERGLQHEKB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) dimethacrylate is a homobifunctional, hydrophilic, biocompatible polymer commonly used as a crosslinker in PEG hydrogels. Crosslinked networks can be formed via radical initiator induced polymerization or photopolymerization.

Application

PEG dimethacrylates have numerous applications including tissue engineering, 3D printing applications, surface modifications, PEGylation of proteins and peptides, and drug delivery.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

929840-1G: + 929840-BULK: + 929840-VAR:

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