Polycaprolactone (MN 36000-45000)
| Catalog Number: | PCL-017 |
| Description: | Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a semi-crystalline hydrophobic biodegradable polyester with the advantages of low cost, good toughness and biocompatibility, which has a wide range of applications in the pharmaceutical field. |
Basic Information
| Formula | (C6H10O2)n |
| Synonyms | Hexanoic acid, 6-hydroxy-, lactone | 1219802-08-0 | e-Caprolactone--d6 | UNII-56RE988L1R | Hexanoic acid, 6-hydroxy-, .epsilon.-lactone | MFCD00084404 | Oxepan-2-one; Epsilon-Caprolactone | 1,6-Hexanolide | CHEBI:17915 | 2-Oxepanone | 6-Hydroxycaproic aci |
| Applications | Antibiotic-loaded PCL can be used to treat respiratory infections such as tuberculosis. Research has been done on the phenotypic response of human bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (hBMSCs) to different ratios of chitosan/polycaprolactone (PCL) blends. PCL/biomedical ceramic materials have been researched for possible bone tissue regeneration. PCL/graded insulin/beta-5 glycerophosphate concentrations on osteochondral tissue formation through adipose-derived stromal cell differentiation. Polycaprolactones are used as extrusion aids, die lubricants, mold release agents, pigment and filler dispersion aids, and polyester chain segments in polyurethanes and block polyesters. |
| Flash Point (°C) | >110°C |
| Melting Point (°C) | 60 |
| Number-Average Molecular Weight | 36000-45000 |
| Size | 2.5 kg |
| Density (g/cm³) | 1.146 |
| IUPAC Name | oxepan-2-one |
| SMILES | C1CCC(=O)OCC1 |
| InChi Key | PAPBSGBWRJIAAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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