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Dimethylpolysiloxane

viscosity 50 cSt (25 °C)(lit.)

Synonym(s):

Polydimethylsiloxane

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25
MDL number:
Form:
liquid
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form

liquid

Quality Level

mol wt

~3,780

viscosity

50 cSt(25 °C)(lit.)

SMILES string

[Si](=O)(C)C

InChI

1S/C2H6OSi/c1-4(2)3/h1-2H3

InChI key

SEUDSDUUJXTXSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Clear, colorless fluid polymer useful as a stationary phase in gas chromatography and as an anti-foaming agent.
Dimethylpolysiloxane has been used:
  • in culturing mouse embryos
  • in preparation of oil-based nano-adjuvant candidates
  • to reduce the brain movement in the post-cat craniotomy process

Biochem/physiol Actions

Dimethylpolysiloxane is a silicon-based organic polymer, inert and non-toxic. It is applicable in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industry. Dimethylpolysiloxane is excreted unchanged unaltered in the faeces and is non-mutagenic.
Dimethylpolysiloxane is used in protein chromatography and affininty chromatography. Dimethylpolysiloxane was used to determine that postprandial inflammatory response after ingestion of heated oils in obese persons is reduced by the presence of phenol compounds.


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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

609.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

321 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)



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Zengguang Ma et al.
Neuroscience letters, 637, 161-167 (2016-11-20)
Understanding the mechanisms underlying negative hemodynamic responses is critical for the interpretation of functional brain imaging signals. Negative imaging signals have been found in the visual, somatosensory and motor cortices in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and intrinsic signal optical
Comparison of cortical responses to the activation of retina by visual stimulation and transcorneal electrical stimulation.
Sun, et al.
Brain Stimulation, 11, 667-675 (2019)
A Perez-Herrera et al.
Molecular nutrition & food research, 56(3), 510-514 (2011-12-14)
Heating during the process of cooking alters the chemical properties of foods and may affect subsequent postprandial inflammation. We tested the effects of four meals rich in different oils subjected to heating on the postprandial inflammatory metabolism of peripheral blood



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
DMPS5X-1KG04061826761748
DMPS5X-500G04061833591659