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Silicone oil

AR 20, viscosity ~20 mPa.s,   neat(25 °C)

Synonym(s):

Poly(dimethylsiloxane-co-methylphenylsiloxane), Silicone fluid

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.22
MDL number:
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Product Name

Silicone oil AR 20, viscosity ~20 mPa.s,   neat(25 °C)

refractive index

n20/D 1.441-1.445

Quality Level

viscosity

~20 mPa.s, neat(25 °C)

density

1.000-1.020 g/mL at 20 °C

General description

Silicone oil AR 20 is a polydimethylsiloxane with phenyl groups that is commonly used as a heat transfer or pressure transfer fluid

Application

Silicone oil AR 20 has been used:
  • As a Segmenting fluid in polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
  • In hollow fiber liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) procedure for extraction of hydrophobic drugs from human breast milk.
  • As a fluid to demonstrate pores in droplet interface bilayers (DIBs).

Features and Benefits

Especially good thermostability (-50°C to +230°C)


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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

338.0 °F - Not applicable

flash_point_c

170 °C - Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves



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Liquid-phase microextraction of drugs from human breast milk
Bj?rhovde, A, et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 491(2), 155-161 (2003)
Formation of droplet interface bilayers in a Teflon tube
Walsh E, et al.
Scientific reports, 6(2), 34355-34355 (2016)
E J Walsh et al.
Biomedical microdevices, 7(4), 269-272 (2006-01-13)
This paper evaluates the compatibility of segmenting fluids for two phase flow applications in biomedical microdevices. The evaluated fluids are chosen due to the variations in fluid properties and cost, while also reflecting their use in the recent literature. These



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SKUGTIN
10836-500ML04061837367878
10836-100ML04061838683434