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Isopropylmyristate Irradiated

γ-irradiated, bottle capacity 500 mL, bottle filling volume 360 mL, closure type, Red crimp cap with septum, pack of 6 bottles

Synonym(s):

Tetradecanoic acid isopropyl ester, Myristic acid isopropyl ester, Isopropylmyristate, Tetradecanoic acid isopropyl ester, Myristic acid isopropyl ester, IPM

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
41106214
EC Index Number:
203-751-4
NACRES:
NA.74
Bottle capacity:
500 mL
Bottle filling volume:
360 mL
Feature:
closure type Red crimp cap with septum, ready-to-use
Agency:
EP 2.6.13, JP 4.06, USP 71
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Quality Segment

300

agency

EP 2.6.13, JP 4.06, USP 71

vapor pressure

<1 hPa ( 20 °C)

description

Suitable for dilution of viscous products to facilitate membrane filtration

sterility

γ-irradiated

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

>300 °C

shelf life

12 mo.

feature

closure type Red crimp cap with septum, ready-to-use

packaging

pack of 6 bottles

bottle capacity

500 mL

bottle filling volume

360 mL

bp

140 °C/3 hPa

transition temp

flash point >150 °C

solubility

<0.05 mg/L

density

0.85 g/cm3 at 20 °C

application(s)

cosmetics
food and beverages
pharmaceutical
sterility testing

storage temp.

15-25°C

suitability

nonselective for

SMILES string

O(C(C)C)C(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC

General description

Isopropyl Myristate (IPM) is a fatty acid ester, which is used as solvent in water-in-oil emulsion, oils and fatty based ointments. Membrane filtration is the Pharmacopoeia method of choice for sterility testing. Viscous products, such as creams and ointments, can be difficult to filter and hence, are normally diluted in a sterile solvent, such as IPM to improve the filterability of these samples.

Application

Isopropyl Myristate is used to dilute oils and oily solutions, ointments, and creams to facilitate membrane filtration.

Features and Benefits

  • Preparing IPM for microbiological testing is a hurdle for any QC laboratory. Sterility is usually achieved with a long and difficult filtration process. Our Sterile IPM is sterilized by Gamma-irradiation and can be used as any ready-to-use rinse fluid or culture media.
  • For sterility testing sterile IPM should be used in combination with Our Steritest® NEO “Green base” device (TZHVSL210).

Legal Information

STERITEST is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

awg

flash_point_c

> 150 °C

flash_point_f

>302.0 °F

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