form
powder or crystals
color
white
solubility
water: 50 mg/mL, colorless to very faintly yellow
suitability
suitable for substrate for pullulanase
storage temp.
2-8°C
Quality Level
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General description
Pullulan is a natural polysaccharide.
Application
Pullulan has been used in a study to assess bone tissue engineering. It has also been used in a study that investigated anti-fog applications.
Other Notes
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
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Laura Introzzi et al.
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 4(7), 3692-3700 (2012-07-05)
A new antifog coating made of pullulan is described in this work. The antifog properties are discussed in terms of wettability, surface chemistry/morphology, and by quantitative assessment of the optical properties (haze and transparency) before and after fog formation. The
Nannan Yu et al.
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 28(5), 497-501 (2012-06-14)
To investigate the varied effects of sperminated pullulans (SP) with different amino residues on cornea permeability and its local toxicity. Three groups of rabbits were used: control, low-amino residue content SP (SP-L), and high-amino residue content SP (SP-H). The in
Jean Christophe Fricain et al.
Biomaterials, 34(12), 2947-2959 (2013-02-05)
Research in bone tissue engineering is focused on the development of alternatives to allogenic and autologous bone grafts that can stimulate bone healing. Here, we present scaffolds composed of the natural hydrophilic polysaccharides pullulan and dextran, supplemented or not with
Ricardo J B Pinto et al.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 103, 143-148 (2012-12-04)
Silver has been mainly investigated as an antibacterial agent and less as a fungicide in which concerns antimicrobial properties. In this research, the antifungal activity of composite films of pullulan and Ag nanoparticles (NP) against Aspergillus niger was evaluated using
Masako Fujioka-Kobayashi et al.
Biomaterials, 33(30), 7613-7620 (2012-07-18)
To create a drug delivery system that allows the controlled release of proteins, such as growth factors, over a long-term period, cholesteryl group- and acryloyl group-bearing pullulan (CHPOA) nanogels were aggregated to form fast-degradable hydrogels (CHPOA/hydrogels) by cross-linking with thiol-bearing
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