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Polycaprolactone

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average Mw ~14,000, average Mn ~10,000 by GPC

Synonym(s):

2-Oxepanone homopolymer, 6-Caprolactone polymer

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Linear Formula:
(C6H10O2)n
NACRES:
NA.23
UNSPSC Code:
12162002

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Product Name

Polycaprolactone, average Mw ~14,000, average Mn ~10,000 by GPC

form

flakes or chunk(s)

mol wt

average Mn ~10,000 by GPC
average Mw ~14,000

greener alternative product characteristics

Design for Energy Efficiency
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
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viscosity

400-1000 mPa.s, 50 wt. % in xylene

mp

60 °C (lit.)

transition temp

Tg −60 °C

density

1.146 g/mL at 25 °C

greener alternative category

Enabling

Quality Level

100

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Application

Polycaprolactone may find use as an extrusion aid, die lubricant, mold release, pigment and filler dispersion aid and polyester segments in urethanes and block polyesters.

Features and Benefits

Biodegradable polymer
Non-toxic, biodegradable in soil, broad miscibility, mechanical compatibility with many polymers and good adhesion to a broad spectrum of substrates.

General description

Polycaprolactone is a α,ω-dihydroxy functional polymer.
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Physical form

α,ω-dihydroxy functional polymer.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

>230.0 °F

flash_point_c

> 110 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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WXBF5697V
WXBF3914V
WXBF1568V
WXBF0924V
MKCR9024

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Biomaterials, 34(27), 6495-6503 (2013-06-04)
Coating the polycation/DNA binary complexes with PEGylated polyanions can improve long-circulation and biocompatibility in vivo. However, it has been certificated PEG dilemma can reduces gene transfection efficiency because of inhibition in cellular uptake and endosomal escape. Herein, two PEGylated anionic
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Carbohydrate polymers, 94(1), 420-429 (2013-04-03)
Galactosylated chitosan-polycaprolactone (Gal-CH-PCL) copolymers with a galactosylation degree of around 10% and varied PCL percentages less than 40 wt% were synthesized and used to produce nanoparticles for delivering curcumin. Some nanoparticles with encapsulation efficiency of 70% or higher and sizes
M Domingos et al.
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