Polyoxyethylene (2) stearyl ether
Polyoxyethylene (2) stearyl ether (Polyethylene glycol octadecyl ether (n=2)) is a nonionic surfactant. Polyoxyethylene (2) stearyl ether possesses the ability to emulsify, form vesicles, and reverse micelles. Polyoxyethylene (2) stearyl ether is commonly used in biological research such as gene delivery systems and nanovesicle preparation.
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- CAS No.: 9005-00-9
- Formula: (C2H4O)nC18H38O
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Description
In Vitro
Emulsions containing Brij 72 (0.034 mg; 1 h) produce the largest DNA/emulsion complexes (3351 nm, broad) among the non-ionic surfactants tested, with an initial emulsion particle size of 239 nm[1].
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Chemical Information
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CAS No. 9005-00-9
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Formula (C2H4O)nC18H38O
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SMILES
OCCOCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.[x]
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Synonyms
Polyethylene glycol octadecyl ether (n=2)
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Purity & Documentation
References
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)
Keywords
- Polyoxyethylene (2) stearyl ether
- 9005-00-9
- Polyethylene glycol octadecyl ether (n=2)
- Biochemical Assay Reagents
- HCM
- non-ionic surfactant
- niosomes
- DNA-induced aggregation
- water solubilization capacity
- Brij 72
- AOT/isooctane reverse micellar systems
- transfection activity
- serum-resistant transfection
- BL-6 cells
- Inhibitor
- inhibitor
- inhibit