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Poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether

average MN 550, methoxy, hydroxyl

Synonym(s):

Polyethylene glycol, Methoxy poly(ethylene glycol), Polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether, mPEG

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Linear Formula:
CH3(OCH2CH2)nOH
CAS Number:
9004-74-4
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24852066
NACRES:
NA.23
MDL number:
MFCD00084416

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Product Name

Poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether, average Mn 550

SMILES string

O(CCO)C

InChI

1S/C3H8O2/c1-5-3-2-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

XNWFRZJHXBZDAG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.05 mmHg ( 20 °C)

form

semisolid

mol wt

average Mn 550

refractive index

n20/D 1.455

viscosity

7.5 cSt(210 °F)(lit.)

transition temp

Tm 20 °C

density

1.089 g/mL at 25 °C

Ω-end

hydroxyl

α-end

methoxy

Quality Level

200

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Application

Poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether can be used as a pore-forming agent to prepare polysulfone membranes with enhanced hydrophilicity.

Poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether-grafted polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers can be used as drug carrier systems for anticancer drugs.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

359.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

182 °C - closed cup

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Jiani Zheng et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 28(37), 13261-13273 (2012-08-28)
Alginate/chitosan/alginate (ACA) hydrogel microcapsules were modified with methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) to improve protein repellency and biocompatibility. Increased MPEG surface graft density (n(S)) on hydrogel microcapsules was achieved by controlling the grafting parameters including the buffer layer substrate, membrane thickness
Lei Liu et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 443(1-2), 175-182 (2013-01-05)
This work aims to develop curcumin (Cur) loaded biodegradable self-assembled polymeric micelles (Cur-M) to overcome poor water solubility of Cur and to meet the requirement of intravenous administration. Cur-M were prepared by solid dispersion method, which was simple and easy
Junhwa Shin et al.
Molecular pharmaceutics, 9(11), 3266-3276 (2012-10-04)
A family of 3-methoxypoly(ethylene glycol)-vinyl ether-1,2-dioleylglycerol (mPEG-VE-DOG) lipopolymer conjugates, designed on the basis of DFT calculations to possess a wide range of proton affinities, was synthesized and tested for their hydrolysis kinetics in neutral and acidic buffers. Extruded ∼100 nm
Junming Li et al.
Journal of biomedical nanotechnology, 8(5), 809-817 (2012-08-15)
In this study, quercetin (QC) with cancer chemoprevention effect and anticancer potential was loaded into polymeric micelles of methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-cholesterol conjugate (mPEG-Chol) in order to increase its water solubility. MPEG-Chol with lower critical micelle concentration (CMC) value (4.0 x
Hyo Won Seo et al.
Biomaterials, 34(11), 2748-2757 (2013-01-25)
The effectiveness of systemically administered anticancer treatments is limited by difficulties in achieving therapeutic doses within tumors, a problem that is complicated by dose-limiting side effects to normal tissue. To increase the efficacy and reduce the toxicity of systemically administered
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