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Sodium hydroxide

reagent grade, ≥98%, pellets (anhydrous)

Synonym(s):

‘Caustic soda’

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Linear Formula:
NaOH
CAS Number:
1310-73-2
Molecular Weight:
40.00
EC Number:
215-185-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003548
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329824556
NACRES:
NA.21
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grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

200

agency

suitable for EPA 1621
suitable for SM 4500 - NH3

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<18 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3 mmHg ( 37 °C)

assay

≥98%

form

pellets (anhydrous)

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤1.0% sodium carbonate

mp

318 °C (lit.)

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Application

  • Sodium hydroxide has been used in the staining procedure of cells.[1]
  • It has been used in the procedure of decellularizing human amniotic membrane for cell culture.[2]
  • It has been used for chemical inactivation of fluorophores in immunostained cells.[3]

Packaging

Bulk packages

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Corrosion
GHS05

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Danger

hcodes

H290,H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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BDNF Pretreatment of Human Embryonic-Derived Neural Stem Cells Improves Cell Survival and Functional Recovery After Transplantation in Hypoxic-Ischemic Stroke.
Rosenblum S et al.
Cell Transplantation, 24, 2449-2449 (2015)
A simple alkaline method for decellularizing human amniotic membrane for cell culture.
Saghizadeh M et al.
PLoS ONE, 8, e79632-e79632 (2013)
Jia-Ren Lin et al.
Nature communications, 6, 8390-8390 (2015-09-25)
Single-cell analysis reveals aspects of cellular physiology not evident from population-based studies, particularly in the case of highly multiplexed methods such as mass cytometry (CyTOF) able to correlate the levels of multiple signalling, differentiation and cell fate markers. Immunofluorescence (IF)
Jesper Hjortnaes et al.
Advanced healthcare materials, 4(1), 121-130 (2014-06-25)
Three dimensional (3D) hydrogel platforms are powerful tools, providing controllable, physiologically relevant microenvironments that could aid in understanding how various environmental factors direct valvular interstitial cell (VIC) phenotype. Continuous activation of VICs and their transformation from quiescent fibroblast to activated
Richard J Travers et al.
Blood, 124(22), 3183-3190 (2014-09-10)
Polyphosphate (polyP) is secreted by activated platelets and has been shown to contribute to thrombosis, suggesting that it could be a novel antithrombotic target. Previously reported polyP inhibitors based on polycationic substances, such as polyethylenimine, polyamidoamine dendrimers, and polymyxin B
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