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Poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate

average Mn 3400, contains MEHQ as inhibitor

Synonym(s):
PEG bismethacrylate, PEG hydrogel, PEGDM, PEG dimethacrylate
Linear Formula:
C3H5C(O)(OCH2CH2)nOC(O)C3H5
CAS Number:
MDL number:

form

fine powder

Quality Level

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

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mol wt

average Mn 3400

mol wt

average Mn 4,000 (by NMR)

mol wt

average Mn 20,000

mol wt

average Mn 1,000 (by NMR)

contains

MEHQ as inhibitor

contains

MEHQ as inhibitor, ≤150 ppm MEHQ as inhibitor

contains

MEHQ as inhibitor, ≤1,500 ppm MEHQ as inhibitor (may contain)

contains

MEHQ as inhibitor, ≤150 ppm MEHQ as inhibitor

color

white to off-white

color

white to off-white

color

-

color

white to off-white

bp

>200 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)

bp

>200 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)

bp

>200 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)

bp

>200 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)

solubility

deionized water: 20 wt. % at 23 °C

solubility

-

solubility

-

solubility

-

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.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1


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