Description

• General description: Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a synthetic, hydrophilic, biocompatible polymer that has a wide range of uses in PEGylation, surface conjugation, nanoparticle coating, and crosslinking for hydrogels, etc. PEGs are made by polymerizing ethylene oxide via a ring-opening reaction to produce a wide range of molecular weights and molecular weight distributions (polydispersity).
• Application: Polyethylene glycol 6000 is a non-ionic surfactant that can be used as a structure-directing agent to prepare mesoporous γ-Al2O3. PEG 6000 induced the formation of the lamellate structure morphology of boehmite nanoparticles with improved textural properties such as high surface area, larger pore volume, and pore size.[1] It is also used in drug formulations to enhance the dissolution rate of the poorly water-soluble drug molecule.[2][3] PEG-6000 can also be used in the purification of nucleic acids via the selective precipitation method. This approach is economically cost-effective and faster than the commonly employed chromatographic purification method.[4]
• Analysis Note: Melting range (lower value): ≥ 59 °CMelting range (upper value): ≤ 64 °CHydroxyl value: 16 - 23Average molecular mass: 5000 - 7000Identity (IR): passes test