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Sigma-Aldrich

Paraformaldehyde

CP

Synonym(s):

Polyoxymethylene

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HO(CH2O)nH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
30.03 (as monomer)
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352104

grade

CP

vapor density

1.03 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1.45 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Assay

≥90% (HCHO)

form

solid

autoignition temp.

572 °F

expl. lim.

73 %

availability

available only in Japan

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

pH

4.0-5.5

mp

120-170 °C (lit.)

density

0.88 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

InChI

1S/CH2O/c1-2/h1H2

InChI key

WSFSSNUMVMOOMR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Sol. 2 - Muta. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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John M Nicholls et al.
Journal of virological methods, 179(2), 409-413 (2011-11-24)
Tissues infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses such as H5N1 and H7N7 are normally required to be fixed in formalin or paraformaldehyde before examination in order to inactivate the virus. In this study commercially available monoclonal antibodies to the
Fareid Asphahani et al.
Biosensors & bioelectronics, 23(8), 1307-1313 (2008-01-29)
Impedance measurements of cell-based sensors are a primary characterization route for detection and analysis of cellular responses to chemical and biological agents in real time. The detection sensitivity and limitation depend on sensor impedance characteristics and thus on cell patterning
Ilya Levental et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(28), 11411-11416 (2011-06-29)
Biological membranes are compartmentalized for functional diversity by a variety of specific protein-protein, protein-lipid, and lipid-lipid interactions. A subset of these are the preferential interactions between sterols, sphingolipids, and saturated aliphatic lipid tails responsible for liquid-liquid domain coexistence in eukaryotic
Geralda A F van Tilborg et al.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 10(12), 1459-1469 (2008-12-03)
Angiogenic, that is, newly formed, blood vessels play an important role in tumor growth and metastasis and are a potential target for tumor treatment. In previous studies, the alpha(v)beta(3) integrin, which is strongly expressed in angiogenic vessels, has been used
Hans Skvara et al.
The Journal of clinical investigation, 118(9), 3151-3159 (2008-08-09)
PKC isoforms tau, alpha, and beta play fundamental roles in the activation of T cells and other immune cell functions. Here we show that the PKC inhibitor AEB071 both abolishes the production of several cytokines by activated human T cells

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